Am. Can Co. v. Bruce's Juices, Inc., 342 U.S. 875 (1951). · Go Syfert
Am. Can Co. v. Bruce's Juices, Inc., 342 U.S. 875 (1951). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
54 citation events (4 in the last 25 years) across 18 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: M. C. Manufacturing Company, Inc. v. Texas Foundries, Inc. (ca5, 1975-08-21) · Strongest negative: Harper Plastics, Inc. v. Amoco Chemicals Corporation (ca7, 1980-03-17)
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discussed Cited "but see" Harper Plastics, Inc. v. Amoco Chemicals Corporation (2×)
7th Cir. · 1980 · signal: but see · confidence high
But see American Can Co. v. Bruce's Juices, Inc., 187 F.2d 919 (5th Cir.), modified, 190 F.2d 73 (5th Cir.), appeal dismissed, 342 U.S. 875 , 72 S.Ct. 165 , 96 L.Ed. 657 (1951) 8 The district court relied on the following language from Republic Packaging Corp. v. Haveg Indus., Inc., 406 F.Supp. 379, 381 (N.D.Ill.1976): "(F)or a plaintiff to show injury under the (Robinson-Patman Act) . . ., consummated transactions are needed . . . ." Republic Packaging involved a claim by a buyer that a seller had violated § 2(a) of the Act by refusing to honor a contract for sale at an agreed, nondiscrimina…
discussed Cited "but see" Harper Plastics, Inc. v. Amoco Chemicals Corp. (2×)
7th Cir. · 1980 · signal: but see · confidence high
But see American Can Co. v. Bruce’s Juices, Inc., 187 F.2d 919 (5th Cir.), modified, 190 F.2d 73 (5th Cir.), appeal dismissed, 342 U.S. 875 , 72 S.Ct. 165 , 96 L.Ed. 657 (1951). .
discussed Cited "see" M. C. Manufacturing Company, Inc. v. Texas Foundries, Inc. (2×)
5th Cir. · 1975 · signal: see · confidence high
See text at note 11, supra. We note this circuit’s decision in American Can Co. v. Bruce’s Juices, Inc., 187 F.2d 919, 924 (5th Cir.), cert. dismissed, 342 U.S. 875 , 72 S.Ct. 165 , 96 L.Ed. 657 (1951), which appears to create a special exception to the two-purchaser requirement where competitors in the same market are engaged in competitive purchasing and selling at the time of the price discrimination and where the failure of the plaintiff to consummate a second purchase of the item discriminatorily priced is directly attributable to defendant’s own discriminatory practice.
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American Can Co.
v.
Bruce's Juices, Inc.
No. 314.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Nov 13, 1951.
342 U.S. 875
Charles A. Horsky and Ger-hart A. Gesell for petitioner.
Cited by 1 opinion  |  Published

Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed on motion of counsel for the petitioner.