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Corporations--Merger--Statutory Meaning Of "Same Or Similar Purposes", Ray A. Mcintyre Dec 1946

Corporations--Merger--Statutory Meaning Of "Same Or Similar Purposes", Ray A. Mcintyre

Michigan Law Review

A merger agreement was drawn up and approved by the necessary statutory majority of shareholders for the merging of a corporation engaged in making and selling razor blades into one which was making and selling pens and pencils; but the minority stockholders of the razor blade company sought a preliminary injunction against the merger on the grounds that it was prohibited by the statute which confines the authority to merge to those corporations which are organized ". . . for the purpose of carrying on any kind of business of the same or similar nature . . . . " …


Labor Law-Some Developments During The Past Five Years-(A Service For Returning Veterans), Russell A. Smith Jun 1946

Labor Law-Some Developments During The Past Five Years-(A Service For Returning Veterans), Russell A. Smith

Michigan Law Review

It will be helpful in appraising labor relations problems of today to recall that unionism in this country has trodden a rough and thorny path over the past century. Unions were not welcomed by employers, worker inertia itself was a considerable obstacle, and by and large the general public was dubious as to the value of unionism. Facing these difficulties unions from the- beginning felt compelled to resort to self-help--the strike, the picket line, the boycott, etc.--to achieve their aims. In so doing they encountered vigorous and successful opposition in the courts, as injured economic interests, and even the government, …


Trade Restraints--Applicability Of Sherman Act To By-Laws Of News Services, Rosemary Scott Feb 1946

Trade Restraints--Applicability Of Sherman Act To By-Laws Of News Services, Rosemary Scott

Michigan Law Review

The Associated Press is a non-profit association of more than 1,200 publishers. It is incorporated under the laws of New York for the collection, assembly, and distribution of news for the exclusive benefit of its members. The United States charged in an action before a special three-judge district court on a motion for a summary judgement that the news service had violated the Sherman Anti-Trust Act because its by-laws restricted the sale of news to nonmembers and gave each member the power to block the admission to membership of competitors, and because it had a contract with the Canadian Press, …


Labor Unions-Application Of Sherman Act Where Refusal Of Union To Admit Employees To Membership Tends To Diminish Employer's Inter-State Business, John S. Dobson Feb 1946

Labor Unions-Application Of Sherman Act Where Refusal Of Union To Admit Employees To Membership Tends To Diminish Employer's Inter-State Business, John S. Dobson

Michigan Law Review

Action by petitioning employer against officers and members of defendant union to recover treble damages under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and to obtain injunctive relief. Petitioner was a trucking concern carrying freight under a contract with the A&P Company. Defendant union called a strike of all the truckers of the A&P Company in Philadelphia for the purpose of enforcing a closed shop. Violence occurred during the strike, with a union man being killed. A member of the petitioner partnership was tried for the homicide and acquitted. The A&P Company and the union eventually entered into a closed shop agreement, and …


Unfair Competition--Robinson-Patman Act--Measure Of Damages In Price Discrimination Cases, Milton D. Solomon S.Ed. Feb 1946

Unfair Competition--Robinson-Patman Act--Measure Of Damages In Price Discrimination Cases, Milton D. Solomon S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

Defendant, a seller engaged in interstate commerce, paid clerks' salaries in unequal amounts to customer-clerks competing in the distribution of defendant's products. Where this discrimination had no basis or standing other than the seller's discretion it was held to amount to a violation of section 2, subsections ( d) and (e) of the Clayton Act, as amended by section 1 of the Robinson-Patman Price Discrimination Act, and the measure of damages awarded to the plaintiff was held to be three times the difference between the salary of a clerk paid by the defendant to the plaintiff and that paid to …