Sunkist Growers, Inc. v. Winckler & Smith Citrus Products Co.

284 F.2d 1 SUNKIST GROWERS, INC., a Corporation, and The Exchange Orange Products Company, a Corporation, Appellants, v. WINCKLER & SMITH CITRUS PRODUCTS CO., a Corporation, and Ronald Walker,Trustee, Appellees. No. 15242. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. Sept. 30, 1960. Ross C. Fisher, Herman F. Selvin, Los Angeles, Cal., Thomas C. Strachan, Jr., Frank F. Fowle, Melville C. Williams, Chicago, Ill. (Farrand, Fisher & Farrand, Los Angeles, Cal., Loeb & Loeb, Los Angeles, Ca., Pope & Ballard, Chicago, Ill., of counsel), for appellants. William C. Dixon, Los Angeles, Cal., Holmes Baldridge, Chicago, Ill. (Harry M. Irwin, Los Angeles, cal., of counsel), for appellee. Before STEPHENS, BARNES and MERRILL, Circuit Judges. BARNES, Circuit Judge. 1 This is a private action for treble damages under the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C.A. 1-7, 15. Appellants are Sunkist Growers, Inc., a corporation (hereinafter referred to as Sunkist) and The Exchange Orange Products Company, a corporation (hereinafter referred to as Exchange Orange of EOP). Appellees are Winckler & Smith Citrus Products Co., a corporation and Ronald Walker, as trustee of Winckler & Smith…