General Electric Co. v. R. H. Macy & Co.’s Empirical Analysis
1951
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 2 district · 14 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Fashion Originators' Guild of America, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission · Old Dearborn Distributing Co. v. Seagram-Distillers Corp. · Johnson v. Yellow Cab Transit Co. · Calvert Distillers Corp. v. Nussbaum Liquor Store, Inc. · Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Bulldog Electric Products Co.
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““In establishing this requirement the courts have held that it is not necessary that there be simultaneous enforcement against all violators nor that the price structure be perfect. * * * There, the court laid down the principle that in order to avail himself of the benefits of the statute, the producer or plaintiff must make a sincere and diligent effort to prevent price cutting of branded products, through legal process if necessary.” 14”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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