Christofferson Dairies, Inc. v. Mmm Sales, Inc.

849 F.2d 1168 57 USLW 2025 , 1988-1 Trade Cases 68,083 CHRISTOFFERSON DAIRY, INC., a Washington corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MMM SALES, INC., a California corporation; Darigold, Inc., a Washington corporation; Consolidated Dairy Products, Inc., a Washington corporation; Northwest Dairymen's Association, an agricultural corporation, Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 87-3765, 87-3888. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 13, 1988. Decided June 13, 1988. John C. Guadnola, Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, Peterson & Daheim, Tacoma, Wash., for plaintiff-appellant. Richard J. Wallis, Bogle & Gates, Seattle, Wash., for defendant-appellee MMM Sales, Inc. James L. Magee, Graham & Dunn, Seattle, Wash., for defendants-appellees Darigold, Inc. and Northwest Dairymen's Ass'n. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Before TANG, * HALL and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. WIGGINS, Circuit Judge: 1 Christofferson Dairy brought suit under sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act against MMM Sales and its customer Darigold alleging a conspiracy to prevent Christofferson from purchasing California surplus milk. The…