· 6/7/1972
Petersen v. Rath Packing Co.
Citations
- 461 F.2d 312
- 80 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2833
How courts have described this case
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- stating that \coercion may be implied from a showing that an appreciable number of buyers have accepted burdensome terms\
- noting that “coercion may be implied from a showing that an appreciable number of buyers have accepted burdensome terms, such as a tie-in”
- finding evidence of coercion when a cemetery contract required buyers of cemetery lots to buy gravesite care service and monuments from the seller with up to 350% price mark-ups
- coercion occurs when the buyer must accept the tied item and forego possibly desirable substitutes
- purchasers of cemetery lots were required to purchase memorials from or through the cemetery
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Judges: Lay
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