Eastman Co. v. Southern Photo Co., 273 U.S. 359 (1927) (No. 6)

Eastman Co. v. Southern Photo Co., 273 U.S. 359 (1927) (No. 6)

Author: Supreme Court of the United States

Year: 1927

Case name: Eastman Co. v. Southern Photo Co. Opinion filed: 1927-02-21 Docket No.: 6 Citations: • 273 U.S. 359 • 47 S. Ct. 400 • 71 L. Ed. 684 • 1927 U.S. LEXIS 987 Case holding summaries: • "[A]lthough there was not direct evidence as there could not well be that the defendant's refusal to sell to the plaintiff was in pursuance of a purpose to monopolize, we think that the circumstances disclosed in the evidence sufficiently tended to indicate such purposes." • verdict upheld against Kodak for monopolizing photographic material and supply markets • explaining "a defendant whose wrongful conduct has rendered difficult the ascertainment of the precise damages suffered by the plaintiff, is not entitled to complain that they cannot be measured with the same exactness and precision as would otherwise be possible" • permissible for jury to infer that defendant's refusal to sell to plaintiffs was in pursuance of purpose to monopolize • absence of valid business justification for manufacturer's refusal to sell to dealers at wholesale is grounds for imposing antitrust liability • "[A] defendant whose wrongful conduct has rendered difficult the ascertainment of the precise damages suffered