Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Unification Church v. Bell

439 U.S. 828

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1978-10-02
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • proof of predatory conduct can in some circumstances permit inferences of specific intent and dangerous probability of success
  • "Thus, as stated in Hanson, average variable cost can be used as evidence of marginal cost."
  • vigorous competition resulting in efficient firms driving less efficient firms out of business not proscribed by the anti-trust laws
  • affirmance of directed verdict where plaintiff presented evidence of prices below cost of merchandise sold rather than average variable cost

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Unification Church v. Bell. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

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C. A. D. C. Cir. Certiorari denied.