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White Motor Co. v. United States

372 U.S. 253 (1963)

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White Motor Co. v. United States

United States Supreme Court
372 U.S. 253 (1963)

  • Written by Heather Whittemore, JD

Facts

White Motor Co. (defendant) manufactured trucks and truck parts, which it sold to truck dealers and distributors. White Motor limited the territories within which the dealers and distributors could resell the trucks and truck parts and limited the customers to whom the dealers and distributors could sell. The United States government (plaintiff) filed a lawsuit against White Motor in federal court, arguing that the territorial and customer restrictions White Motor placed on its dealers and distributors were per se unreasonable restraints of trade in violation of § 1 of the Sherman Act. White Motor justified the restraints by arguing that they were reasonable. White Motor specifically defended its territorial restraints by asserting that they were necessary to maximize profits and to prevent its dealers and distributors from competing against each other in a given area. The district court granted summary judgment for the government. White Motor appealed to the United States Supreme Court.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Douglas, J.)

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