Standard Fashion Company v. Magrane-Houston Company

United States Supreme Court

258 U.S. 346 (1922)

Relevant factsFree

Standard's (plaintiff) contract with retailer Magrane (defendant) barred Magrane from selling any competing sewing patterns, and Standard held similar exclusive agreements with roughly two-fifths of all pattern retailers nationwide; when Magrane switched to selling a rival's patterns, Standard sued to enforce the exclusivity provision, and the lower courts dismissed the suit as an antitrust violation.

IssueFree

Whether an exclusive selling agreement prohibiting a retailer from selling competing products violates Clayton Act Section 3.

Holding & reasoning

The court resolved the question by applying the controlling rule to the facts and explaining precisely why the outcome followed. Its reasoning ties the doctrine to the record so you can reproduce the analysis on an exam.

Procedural history, concurrence & dissent

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