UNION CARBIDE & CARBON CORP. v. WHITE RIVER DISTRIB., INC.

No. 5-553.

275 S.W.2d 455 (1955)

UNION CARBIDE & CARBON CORPORATION, Appellant, v. WHITE RIVER DISTRIBUTORS, Inc., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Concurring Opinion February 28, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eichenbaum, Walther, Scott & Miller, Little Rock, for appellant.

W. D. Murphy, Jr., Batesville, Wright, Harrison, Lindsey & Upton, Little Rock, for appellee.


WARD, Justice.

This appeal seeks to sustain the constitutionality of Act 92 of 1937 commonly known as the "Arkansas Fair Trade Act", which is found in Ark.Stats. § 70-201 through § 70-208.

Appellant, a corporation, manufactures an anti-freeze product which it sells under the trade name of "Prestone". Under the Act it contends it has the right to require all retailers in Arkansas to sell Prestone to consumers at the price of $3.75 per gallon. Appellee...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases