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WALDRON v. BRITISH PETROLEUM CO.

149 F.Supp. 830 (1957)

Gerald B. WALDRON, individually and doing business as Consolidated Brokerage, Plaintiff, v. BRITISH PETROLEUM CO., Ltd., Cities Service Co., Gulf Oil Corp., Socony Mobil Oil Co., Inc., Standard Oil Co. of California, Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey), The Texas Co., Defendants.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

March 18, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Casey, Lane & Mittendorf, New York City, for plaintiff, Samuel M. Lane, Robert P. Beshar, New York City, of counsel.

Dwight, Royall, Harris, Koegel & Caskey, New York City, for defendant Standard Oil Co. of California, appearing specially, John F. Caskey, William W. Owens, John R. McCullough, Herbert C. Earnshaw, New York City, of counsel.

DAWSON, District Judge.

These motions seek (1) an order dismissing this private anti-trust action on the ground of improper venue, and (2) an order vacating the purported service of process.

The issue is primarily whether the defendant, an integrated oil company, which does little, if any, business directly in this District, is subject to jurisdiction in this District in an antitrust action, under the provisions of § 12 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C.A...

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