horizontal price fixing
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From 341 U.S. 384 - Schwegmann Bros. v. Calvert Distillers Corp. · 1951Most cited · 1,499 citing opinions
When retailers are forced to abandon price competition, they are driven into a compact in violation of the spirit of the proviso which forbids 'horizontal' price fixing. A real sanction can be given the prohibitions of the proviso only if the price maintenance power granted a distributor is limited to voluntary engagements.