Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Safeway Stores, Inc. v. Meat Price Investigators Ass'n

449 U.S. 905

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1980-10-14
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • cattle farmers and ranchers lacked standing to allege retail price fixing by grocers, resulting in reduced consumer demand for beef
  • “The pleading of evidence should be avoided insofar as it ... violates the requirement of a ‘short and plain statement’ ” under Rule 8.
  • plaintiffs chargeable with knowledge of contents of public records

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Safeway Stores, Inc. v. Meat Price Investigators Ass'n. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

Cited by
76 opinions

C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.

Justice Blackmun took no part in the consideration or decision of these petitions.

Reported below: 600 F. 2d 1148.