MANGANO v. AMERICAN RADIATOR & STANDARD SAN. CORP.

Nos. 19171-19174.

438 F.2d 1187 (1971)

Vincent A. MANGANO et al., Appellants, v. AMERICAN RADIATOR & STANDARD SANITARY CORP., Kohler Co., Crane Co., Universal-Rundle Corp., Rheem Manufacturing Co., Wallace-Murray Corp., Briggs Manufacturing Co., Borg-Warner Corp., Plumbing Fixtures Manufacturers Assoc. Edward S. PETROS, Appellant, v. AMERICAN RADIATOR & STANDARD SANITARY CORP., Borg-Warner Corp., Crane Co., Kohler Co., Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing Association, Rheem Manufacturing Co., Universal-Rundle Corp., and Wallace-Murray Corp. Vincent A. MANGANO and M & M Builders, Inc., a Virginia Corp., Appellants, v. AMERICAN RADIATOR & STANDARD SANITARY CORP., a Delaware Corp., Kohler Co., a Wisconsin Corp., Crane Co., an Illinois Corp., Universal Rundle Corp., Rheem Manufacturing Corp., Briggs Manufacturing Co., Borg-Warner Corp. & Plumbing Fixture Manufacturers Association. Vincent A. MANGANO, Appellant, v. AMERICAN RADIATOR & STANDARD SANITARY CORP., a Delaware Corp., Kohler Co., a Wisconsin Corp., Crane Co., an Illinois Corp., Universal Rundle Corp., Rheem Manufacturing Corp., Briggs Manufacturing Co., Borg-Warner Corp. & Plumbing Fixture Manufacturers Association.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided February 18, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Scanlon, McLean, Va., for appellants.

Fred A. Freund, Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, New York City (Sullivan & Cromwell, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City, Buchanan, Ingersoll, Rodewald, Kyle & Buerger, Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay, Pittsburgh, Pa., Arnstein, Gluck, Weitzenfeld & Minow, Chicago, Ill., Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Drinker, Biddle & Reath, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellees.

Before HASTIE, Chief Judge, and ALDISERT and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM:

The four cases on appeal here are companions to a large number of civil actions for damages allegedly caused by a conspiracy to fix the prices of certain plumbing fixtures. All of these proceedings are being processed under 28 U.S. C. § 1407 (Supp. V, 1970) in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The plaintiffs in the four cases are homeowners (No. 19,171), commercial building...

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