Kelley v. Mobil Oil Corp., 419 U.S. 1022 (1974). · Go Syfert
Kelley v. Mobil Oil Corp., 419 U.S. 1022 (1974). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
“section 43(a) ... was intended to apply only to misrepresentations relating to the inherent qualities of defendant's own goods.”
114 citation events (3 in the last 25 years) across 34 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: PepsiCo, Inc. v. Dunlop Tire & Rubber Corp. (nysd, 1984-01-09)
Treatment trajectory · 1975 → 2026 · click a year to view as-of
1975 2000 2026
Top citers, strongest first. 14 distinct citers. How cited ↗
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) PepsiCo, Inc. v. Dunlop Tire & Rubber Corp.
S.D.N.Y. · 1984 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
section 43(a) ... was intended to apply only to misrepresentations relating to the inherent qualities of defendant's own goods.
cited Cited "see" Boelens v. Redman Homes, Inc.
5th Cir. · 1985 · signal: see · confidence high
See Mobil Oil Corp. v. Kelley, 5 Cir., 493 F.2d 784 , cert. denied, 1974, 419 U.S. 1022 , 95 S.Ct. 498 , 42 L.Ed.2d 296 .
discussed Cited "see" Jicarilla Apache Tribe v. Andrus
10th Cir. · 1982 · signal: see · confidence high
Kuntz, Oil and Gas at 200-201; see Twyford, 132 F.2d at 822 . 12 But see Mobil Oil Corp. v. Kelley, 353 F.Supp. 582, 586 (S.D.Ala.), aff'd, 493 F.2d 784 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 1022 , 95 S.Ct. 498 , 42 L.Ed.2d 296 ; but cf. Gulf Oil Corp. v. Morton, 493 F.2d 141, 150 (9th Cir.).
discussed Cited "see" Jicarilla Apache Tribe v. Andrus
10th Cir. · 1982 · signal: see · confidence high
Kuntz, Oil and Gas at 200-201; see Twyford, 132 F.2d at 822 . 12 But see Mobil Oil Corp. v. Kelley, 353 F.Supp. 582, 586 (S.D.Ala.), aff’d, 493 F.2d 784 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 1022 , 95 S.Ct. 498 , 42 L.Ed.2d 296 ; but cf. Gulf Oil Corp. v. Morton, 493 F.2d 141, 150 (9th Cir.).
cited Cited "see" Reisner v. General Motors Corp.
S.D.N.Y. · 1981 · signal: see · confidence high
See Coniglio v. Highwood Services, Inc., 495 F.2d 1286, 1292-93 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 1022 , 95 S.Ct. 498 , 42 L.Ed.2d 296 (1974).
discussed Cited "see" Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,429 Harry Lewis v. Transamerica Corp. (2×)
9th Cir. · 1978 · signal: see · confidence high
See Mobil Oil Corp. v. Kelley, 493 F.2d 784, 786 (CA5), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 1022 , 95 S.Ct. 498 , 42 L.Ed.2d 296 (1974).
discussed Cited "see" Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,311 John M. Wilson v. First Houston Investment Corporation (2×)
1st Cir. · 1978 · signal: see · confidence high
See Mobil Oil Corp. v. Kelley, 493 F.2d 784, 786 (CA5), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 1022 , 95 S.Ct. 498 , 42 L.Ed.2d 296 (1974).
discussed Cited "see" Carlo C. Gelardi Corp. v. Miller Brewing Co.
D.N.J. · 1976 · signal: see · confidence high
See Coniglio v. Highwood Servs., Inc., 495 F.2d 1286, 1292 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 1022 , 95 S.Ct. 498 , 42 L.Ed.2d 296 (1974); American Aloe Corp. v. Aloe Creme Labs., Inc., 420 F.2d 1248, 1256 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 398 U.S. 929 , 90 S.Ct. 1820 , 26 L.Ed.2d 91 ; 400 U.S. 820 , 91 S.Ct. 37 , 27 L.Ed.2d 47 (1970).
discussed Cited "see" Edward R. Jagnandan v. William L. Giles, President, Mississippi State University (2×)
5th Cir. · 1976 · signal: see · confidence high
See Mobil Oil Corp. v. Kelley, 493 F.2d 784 , 786-787 n.l (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 1022 , 95 S.Ct. 498 , 42 L.Ed.2d 296 (1974); Louisiana State Bd. of Educ. v. Baker, 339 F.2d 911, 914 (5th Cir. 1964).
discussed Cited "see" Island Creek Coal Co. v. United Mine Workers of America
3rd Cir. · 1975 · signal: see · confidence high
See Wilmington Shipping Co. v. Longshoremen’s Local 1426, 86 LRRM 2846 (4th Cir., June 19, 1974), cert. denied, - U.S. -, 95 S.Ct. 498 , 42 L.Ed.2d 296 (1974); Pilot Freight Carriers v. Teamsters, 497 F.2d 311 (4th Cir. 1974).
cited Cited "see, e.g." Maisonet v. New Jersey Department of Human Services
N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. · 1994 · signal: compare · confidence low
Compare Cooper v. Swoop, 11 Cal.3d 856 , 115 Cal.Rptr. 1, 524 P.2d 97 , cert. denied, 419 U.S. 1022 , 95 S.Ct. 498 , 42 L.Ed.2d 296 (1974).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Fox Motors, Inc., and Kae Myers Motors, Inc. v. Mazda Distributors (Gulf), Inc., and Mazda Motors of America (Central), Inc.
10th Cir. · 1986 · signal: see also · confidence low
Yet the antitrust laws protect competition, not competitors, Atlas Building Products Co. v. Diamond Block & Gravel Co., 269 F.2d 950, 954 (10th Cir.1959), and “when a purchaser is ‘forced’ to buy a product he would not have otherwise bought even from another seller ... there can be no adverse impact on competition because no portion of the market which would otherwise have been available ... has been foreclosed.” Hyde, 104 S.Ct. at 1560 ; see also *959 Coniglio v. Highwood Services, Inc., 495 F.2d 1286, 1291-92 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 1022 , 95 S.Ct. 498 , 42 L.Ed.2d 296 (197…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Lucido v. Rippeto
Cal. Ct. App. · 1977 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Cooper v. Swoap (1974) 11 Cal.3d 856, 864-865 [ 115 Cal.Rptr. 1 , 524 P.2d 97 ] cert. den. (1974) 419 U.S. 1022 [ 42 L.Ed.2d 296 , 95 S.Ct. 498 ] [invalidating regulations which purported to reduce benefits to AFDC recipients for “noncash economic benefits”]; Morris v. Williams (1967) 67 Cal.2d 733, 748 [ 63 Cal.Rptr. 689 , 433 P.2d 697 ] [invalidating regulations which reduced benefits under Medi-Cal]; Garcia v. Swoap (1976) 63 Cal.App.3d 903, 909 [ 134 Cal.Rptr. 137 ] [invalidating “Prior Month Budgeting” regulations]; Bernhardt v. Board of Supervisors (1976) 58 Cal.App.3d 8…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." State of Florida Ex Rel. Robert L. Shevin, Attorney General, Plaintiff v. Exxon Corporation
5th Cir. · 1976 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e. g., Mobil Oil Corp. v. Kelley, 353 F.Supp. 582 (S.D.Ala.1973), aff'd, 493 F.2d 784 (5 Cir. 1973), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 1022 , 95 S.Ct. 498 , 42 L.Ed.2d 296 (1974); In re Intervention of the Attorney General, 326 Mich. 213 , 40 N.W.2d 124 (1949); Appeal of Margiotti, 365 Pa. 330 , 75 A.2d 465 (1950); State ex rel.
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Kelley, Director of Department of Conservation of Alabama
v.
Mobil Oil Corp.
No. 74-270.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Nov 18, 1974.
419 U.S. 1022

C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.