Every contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy in restraint of trade or commerce, within this state, is hereby declared to be illegal. Every person who shall make any such contract or engage in any such combination or conspiracy shall be deemed guilty of a Class IV felony.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 59-801
Restraint of trade or commerce; unlawful; penalty
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Kanne v. Visa U.S.A. Inc. (2006)
Most recently applied in ACI Worldwide Corp. v. Baldwin Hackett & Meeks (June 2017)
Laws 1905, c. 162, § 1, p. 636; R.S.1913, § 4045; C.S.1922, § 3448; C.S.1929, § 59-801; R.S.1943, § 59-801; Laws 1977, LB 39, § 63; Laws 1983, LB 32, § 1.
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