Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc.

After Abraham sued TI (defendant/petitioner) alleging a price-fixing conspiracy among concrete manufacturers violating the Sherman Act, TI filed a third-party complaint against alleged co-conspirators Radcliff and others for contribution if TI were found liable; the district court dismissed the third-party complaint, finding no right of contribution among antitrust co-conspirators, and the Fifth Circuit affirmed on the ground that neither the Sherman nor Clayton Acts create such a right and federal courts should not create one.