Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. United States
United States Supreme Court
356 U.S. 1 (1958)
Relevant factsFree
NPR's land-sale contracts required buyers to ship goods produced on the land via NPR so long as its rates were not higher than competitors', a practice that reduced competition in Northwestern carrier services; the government sued under Sherman Act § 1, and the district court granted summary judgment for the government.
IssueFree
Whether a defendant's use of market power to force a tying arrangement that reduces competition in the tied good's market is a per se violation of the Sherman Act.
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