Utah Pie Company v. Continental Baking Company

386 U.S. 685, 87 S.Ct. 1326, 18 L.Ed.2d 406 (1967)

Study Aids
Case Briefs Overview
Casebooks
Case Briefs
U
From our private database of 46,200+ case briefs, written and edited by humans—never with AI.

Utah Pie Company v. Continental Baking Company

United States Supreme Court
386 U.S. 685, 87 S.Ct. 1326, 18 L.Ed.2d 406 (1967)

Play video

Facts

In the Salt Lake City Area, several companies competed in the market for frozen pies. Utah Pie Co. was a small family-owned company (plaintiff). Continental Baking Company, Carnation Company, and Pet Milk (defendants) were large, national companies. Utah Pie sued the large pie companies. Utah Pie accused the defendants of price discrimination in the Salt Lake City market. Utah Pie alleged the defendants charged substantially lower prices in the Salt Lake City market than in other areas of the country. Utah Pie presented evidence indicating the defendants were pricing below cost to drive Utah Pie out of business. However, during the time of the alleged price discrimination, Utah Pie’s sales continued to increase. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Utah Pie. The court of appeals reversed, holding that Utah Pie’s increased sales precluded a finding of injury to competition.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (White, J.)

What to do next…

  1. Unlock this case brief with a free (no-commitment) trial membership of Quimbee.

    You’ll be in good company: Quimbee is one of the most widely used and trusted sites for law students, serving more than 789,000 law students since 2011. Some law schools—such as Yale, Berkeley, and Northwestern—even subscribe directly to Quimbee for all their law students.

    Unlock this case briefRead our student testimonials

  2. Learn more about Quimbee’s unique (and proven) approach to achieving great grades at law school.

    Quimbee is a company hell-bent on one thing: helping you get an “A” in every course you take in law school, so you can graduate at the top of your class and get a high-paying law job. We’re not just a study aid for law students; we’re the study aid for law students.

    Learn about our approachRead more about Quimbee

Here's why 789,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:

  • Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,200 briefs, keyed to 988 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
  • The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
  • Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
  • Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.

Access this case brief for FREE

With a 7-day free trial membership
Here's why 789,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
  • Reliable - written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students
  • The right length and amount of information - includes the facts, issue, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents
  • Access in your class - works on your mobile and tablet
  • 46,200 briefs - keyed to 988 casebooks
  • Uniform format for every case brief
  • Written in plain English - not in legalese and not just repeating the court's language
  • Massive library of related video lessons - and practice questions
  • Top-notch customer support

Access this case brief for FREE

With a 7-day free trial membership

Casebooks

Antitrust

Key Terms