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“hile many individual purchasers of automobiles undoubtedly regard a mercedes as unique, it is by no means clear that franchisees (dealers) view the mercedes in the same manner. to them it is an article that is purchased at wholesale and sold at retail.”
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Queen City Pizza, Inc. v. Domino's Pizza, Inc.
hile many individual purchasers of automobiles undoubtedly regard a mercedes as unique, it is by no means clear that franchisees (dealers) view the mercedes in the same manner. to them it is an article that is purchased at wholesale and sold at retail.
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Valley Products Company, Inc. v. Landmark, a Division of Hospitality Franchise Systems, Inc.
See Mozart Co. v. Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc., 833 F.2d 1342, 1346 (9th Cir.1987), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 870 , 109 S.Ct. 179 , 102 L.Ed.2d 148 (1988), where, without even mentioning Chicken Delight in this connection, the court held that “a prestigious trademark is not itself persuasive evidence of [the] economic power [that is necessary to make a tying arrangement illegal per se under the antitrust laws].” Other courts have been more emphatic in rejecting the approach followed in Chicken Delight.
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Supermarket Of Marlinton, Inc. v. Meadow Gold Dairies, Inc.
See Colorado v. Western Paving Construction Co., 630 F.Supp. 206, 210 (D.Colo.1986), aff'd en banc by an equally divided court, 841 F.2d 1025 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 870 , 109 S.Ct. 179 , 102 L.Ed.2d 148 (1988).
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Supermarket of Marlinton, Inc. v. Meadow Gold Dairies, Inc.
See Colorado v. Western Paving Construction Co., 630 F.Supp. 206, 210 (D.Colo.1986), aff 'd en banc by an equally divided court, 841 F.2d 1025 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 870 , 109 S.Ct. 179 , 102 L.Ed.2d 148 (1988).
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Tricom, Inc. v. Electronic Data Systems Corp.
See Mozart Co. v. Mercedes-Benz of N. Am., Inc., 833 F.2d 1342 (9th Cir.1987), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 870 , 109 S.Ct. 179 , 102 L.Ed.2d 148 (1988) (business justification is defense only if there was no less restrictive means to satisfy the legitimate business objective). 3 .
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High Technology Careers, a California Partnership v. San Jose Mercury News, a California Corporation
See Mozart Co. v. Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc., 833 F.2d 1342, 1349-52 (9th Cir.1987) (describing “skepticism” which “the quality control defense ... usually has been accorded”), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 870 , 109 S.Ct. 179 , 102 L.Ed.2d 148 (1988).
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Martin v. Lane
See Taub v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, 842 F.2d 912, 918-919 (6th Cir.) (federal taxpayer standing rules applicable to state taxpayers), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 870 , 109 S.Ct. 179 , 102 L.Ed.2d 148 (1988).
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Board Of Education Of The Mt. Sinai Union Free School District v. New York State Teachers Retirement System
Compare Colorado Taxpayers Union, Inc. v. Romer, 963 F.2d 1394, 1402-03 (10th Cir.1992) (requirements for federal and state taxpayer standing the same), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 113 S.Ct. 1360 , 122 L.Ed.2d 739 (1993) and Taub v. Kentucky, 842 F.2d 912, 918 (6th Cir.) (same), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 870 , 109 S.Ct. 179 , 102 L.Ed.2d 148 (1988) with Hoohuli v. Ariyoshi, 741 F.2d 1169, 1180 (9th Cir.1984) (state taxpayer standing found where each plaintiff alleged "status as a taxpayer" and identified "amounts of money appropriated" for challenged actions).
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Board of Education v. New York State Teachers Retirement System
Compare Colorado Taxpayers Union, Inc. v. Romer, 963 F.2d 1394, 1402-03 (10th Cir.1992) (requirements for federal and state taxpayer standing the same), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 113 S.Ct. 1360 , 122 L.Ed.2d 739 (1993) and Taub v. Kentucky, 842 F.2d 912, 918 (6th Cir.) (same), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 870 , 109 S.Ct. 179 , 102 L.Ed.2d 148 (1988) with Hoohuli v. Ariyoshi, 741 F.2d 1169, 1180 (9th Cir.1984) (state taxpayer standing found where each plaintiff alleged “status as a taxpayer” and identified “amounts of money appropriated” for challenged actions).
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Colorado Taxpayers Union, Inc. v. Romer
See United States v. Richardson, 418 U.S. 166 , 94 S.Ct. 2940 , 41 L.Ed.2d 678 (1974); Schlesinger v. Reservists Comm. to Stop the War, 418 U.S. 208, 228 , 94 S.Ct. 2925, 2935 , 41 L.Ed.2d 706 (1974); Flast, 392 U.S. at 114, 115 , 88 S.Ct. at 1959, 1960 (Stewart, J., concurring and Fortas, J., concurring); see also Taub v. Kentucky, 842 F.2d 912, 916 (6th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 870 , 109 S.Ct. 179 , 102 L.Ed.2d 148 (1988).
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Nos. 91-1005, 91-1019
See United States v. Richardson, 418 U.S. 166 , 94 S.Ct. 2940 , 41 L.Ed.2d 678 (1974); Schlesinger v. Reservists Comm. to Stop the War, 418 U.S. 208, 228 , 94 S.Ct. 2925, 2935 , 41 L.Ed.2d 706 (1974); Flast, 392 U.S. at 114, 115 , 88 S.Ct. at 1959, 1960 (Stewart, J., concurring and Fortas, J., concurring); see also Taub v. Kentucky, 842 F.2d 912, 916 (6th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 870 , 109 S.Ct. 179 , 102 L.Ed.2d 148 (1988). 24 Both parties mistakenly rely on Flast to resolve whether appellants qualify for taxpayer standing in this case.
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Virtual Maintenance, Inc. v. Prime Computer, Inc.
See, e.g., Mozart Co. v. Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc., 833 F.2d 1342, 1348-51 (9th Cir.1987), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 870 , 109 S.Ct. 179 , 102 L.Ed.2d 148 (1988).
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Mozart Co.
v.
Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc.
v.
Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc.
No. 87-2083.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Oct 3, 1988.
C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.
Justice White would grant certiorari.