Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. City of Burlington

326 F.2d 691, 117 U.S. App. D.C. 148

• Court: Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
• Decided: January 2, 1964
• Docket: Nos. 17747, 17931-17933
• Status: Published

Opinions

PER CURIAM:

The issue urged¹ by appellants has already been litigated unsuccessfully in related suits before the Courts of Appeals for the Second,² Seventh,³ Eighth,⁴ and Tenth ⁵ Circuits. Petitions for certiorari were denied three times by the Supreme Court.⁶ The matter is under submission in the Fifth⁷ and Ninth⁸ Circuits. The Third Circuit has denied leave to take an interlocutory appeal.⁹ Under the circumstances, we wonder whether the issue can really be said to be still open for adjudication. If it is, we would adopt the reasons stated¹⁰ by Chief Judge Lumbard for the Second Circuit, en banc, and affirm, the order of the District Court.

Affirmed.

1 . The question presented is whether the statute of limitations set forth in Sections 4B and 5(b) of the Clayton Act, 38 Stat. 731, 69 Stat. 283, 15 U.S.C. §§ 15b, 16 (b), is tolled because of “fraudulent concealment.” • See Bailey v. Glover, 21 Wall. 342, 88 U.S. 342, 22 L.Ed. 636 (1875) ; Holmberg v. Armbrecht, 327 U. S. 392, 66 S.Ct. 582, 90 L.Ed. 743 (1946). The court below held that it is.

2 . Atlantic City Electric Co. v. General Electric Co., 2 Cir., 312 F.2d 236 (1962), cert, denied, 373 U.S. 909, 83 S.Ct. 1298, 10 L.Ed.2d 411 (1963).

3 . Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co. v. Commonwealth Edison Co., 7 Cir., 315 F.2d 558 (1963).

4 . Kansas City, Missouri v. Federal Pacific Electric Co., 8 Cir., 310 F.2d 271 (1962), cert, denied, 373 U.S. 914, 83 S.Ct. 1297, 10 L.Ed.2d 415 (1963).

5 . Public Service Co. of New Mexico v. General Electric Co., 10 Cir., 315 F.2d 306, cert, denied, 374 U.S. 809, 83 S.Ct. 1695, 10 L.Ed.2d 1033 (1963).

6 . See Notes 2, 4 and 5, supra.

7 . City of San Antonio v. General Electric Co., W.D.Tex., Civ. No. 3063 (December 7, 1962), appeal pending, 5 Cir.

8 . Department of Water & Power v. Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co., S.D.Cal., 213 F.Supp. 341 (1963), appeal pending, 9 Cir.

9 . United States v. General Electric Company, E.D.Pa., 209 F.Supp. 197 (1962), leave to appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) denied, 3 Cir., September 21, 1962.

10 . See Note 2, supra.