United States v. National Dairy Products Corp., 372 U.S. 29 (1963)

United States v. National Dairy Products Corp.


No. 18


Argued March 21, 1962
Restored to the calendar for reargument April 2,1962
Reargued December 5, 1962
Decided February 18, 1963
372 U.S. 29

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI

Syllabus

Section 3 of the Robinson-Patman Act, making it a crime to sell goods at "unreasonably low prices for the purpose of destroying competition or eliminating a competitor," is not unconstitutionally vague or indefinite as applied to sales made below cost without any legitimate commercial objective and with specific intent to destroy competition. Pp. 29-37.

Reversed and remanded for trial.