D 

i! OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

1 

Hoaonblo i?amqA. mlth 

Diathiat Attorney 

DUP Sirs 

Ha Lra ln reooipt 

lng our opinion 88 to Yheth 

o f Yh io h 1 8 l tt.8c hmhel nto 

of freeport, Illin 

Tuar provides for 

TanMB8ee to the 

of Iby 24, Paquutnt eoatraot, oopy 

l-tPu8t La w or 

mPo ta ndTh o ma 8 

lp.loeat~in 

am.gporr rPm ltamphlr, 

tranqmPtatfon, rtorgnu’r Oxpsnrr and 

to hlr ou8towPa 

Pieu theP8os. 

l e u to the 

rmtll art*rho,tha oom- 

#grrgh 6 alro prS+Mer 

ror return or lm801& mmeuadl8e to aon8igtoP8 l t th8 tiFmlnat$on OS the aantractr 

u0 baf0~0, thrt a. it8 r&w, thlr 

on6 of 8ele or good8 by tt3a party do8lg~tod a8 

the psrtJ 6ulgMted aa aonrlgn8@, bat 

to be, l o o ntno t of oonel@maxbt. Th4 
Honokblo Pamar A. hith, ?uo P 

similar ln neul~ l ll of it8 term8 to the on8 bofora the oourt 

in Stein Double Cudion tin Co. v. UB. 5. Pultoa Co., 159 II. 

w. 1013, Vh8mII th0 miia8 cOIWt Of olri1 ~~ti#, in hO1Img 

that the eontr8ot before it d.ld not vlolata the Turr AntitAl8t bV8, #d&S 

.a l +* !fhO OOntl’Wt und8r aOSl#id@~tiOn 

#h o d& tJh OUF O#IliOSI, # OOilSt~ti l 8 OM Of 

~O~Sl@WUlt, Sd not OS&@ Of SdO. 8UOh it 

pUl'&JOZ'tS to b by it8 1mrJ ten,. l l l .* 

iVtOP SUUF~S~ th8 plroTl8iCJIbS Of th8 SCQtP8Ot, th0 

O#lSbll C~tiXlUSSS 

%hdS~ &WOVi81Ol%8 Of the QOlItZWt, it OOOUl’S t0 US, 6188r1r indtUt0 tbt it V88 th8 

pUl3BOS@ apd int~lktiOll Of th8 DUti.8 th@POtO 

t0 WXiStltUtl, th8 ?kktOll cv Of teu8 *pjX3llMt'8 fPOtOl' Of USnt t0 8811 th8 gOOd8 

d8llrered to it on oo1nl8rioa~ the general. 

property in the 

Si@lOP. l l l *II gOOd8 l’OUiSin~ in the COXb 

&Other CO88 inYOlTing l eOntmOt w&in ~Otilbrl~ 

almllar to the one hrro Intol~rd la La Pea 1. ?&Us Rubber Co., 

242 s. Y. 346. tenkizsa, J. in the opinion of the Court of C;TIJ 

hZQOa18 Of Austin SW?iS8d th. OOIltlrd thW0 lnrolted 88 fOl1OV8, at p. 3181 

*ti th. illStU&t -80, - ~~~~~0, a rolagn oorporation, Bhfppod its gooda to 

k ?On t0 b8 w hir #tOrti i.ll hi8 V8lWhOU80, 

l.u Wade, lb., ud by bin to bo #Old 8nd 

d.llrOr#d in 28X-, in tb WUSlti.8 SDOOifled in the OontFa~t. Tha egant vu authoriSed t0 ~OXlS~tO SUOh W1*8 YithOUt ?@fSl'- 

rhq them to hi8 DriPol 

Each #ilO would be l P 

ii for lmrOV& 

#a l by l pp.llee in 

th18 #tit., thFOU@ it8 WUit rh0 -iAtLinUd 

l pbo e o f bUSiM88 ir WAb O, TOXU., M d 

8016 th. @BOdS Of apll" StOFSd ia 8 V-- 

hOUs in that QltJ. 

In hold- that thtr oentrrut 614 sot viol&to the 

t-8 hlltl-tFU8t hV8, w OOliFt aOnthu&t 
‘&St th.8 4p@w, 08 OVMP Of th0 

goodr, had the rl&t to detomlno to vlma 

it llould ml1 the 8amo and at VhAt Prlo8* 

8~6 had the w Pl&t Vhrn 8011in(l thmU@t 

;;;bYUt U if it had bout @big Such S&S 

8Wh F08ttiStiOB lDpon it8 WSlt TOUld 

Wt d&t. OllF St0tUt.S 

1~ ?OSt?iOtitNS Of tnd@.' 

forbiddimq OOSt?8OtS 

m OOUPt Of citil~D.tiS r0i\r80d ?SliOf t0 th. 

p4l18 R Ub b OM ?ilt it8 l it OB this OWtnOt 0&S0t ti 

Foa on th0 tluo~ that the &DDS=OO, t&0 Pall0 ltubbor Compaq, 

108 a fO?dgSi OO?DOMtiOB dOi4 bWinO88 in %XU through it8 

agmBt rlthout a puwlt. 

?h0 cai881Oa 0f &ppub ?0v0?88& this Ophb~~ Of 

tb AU8tI.B COUPt Of ml1 &DU~# ia -8 mbBP CO. 1, u 

Yolk, 256 8. u. 577, on tha gPow6 that tha eoBtnot ln quutiOB -8 ia faOt u iBtS?SutO tSOntP8Ot VhS?SfOm th0 ml8 

IhbbU COlpIIy V&S OBtitiSd t0 ?OiiOf in ~OXU cOU?tS OVSII 

though It dldnot b8r0 0 panit to trMUOt bUSlne88 in turrs. 

It il 8ignifit3fUit, hOWTOP, th8t th0 c~881011 Of App8tiS 

1ikSV188 ~OMtl'U8d m OOntr8Ot l S l OOSltnOt Of aOll8~8Ilt 

anb not l OOntMOt Of #a10 dralaring bt pa 5791 

I+ l l * IotTlthrtMdlngthe oontrut 

l'dSl'8 t0 md 688i~t88 k fOlr l @ ‘Q8Ikt,’ 

this would not be oontroll%n& The aaot 

relation botvroa them WSt bo &trml.wd by 

th0 lega l l rreot 0r the pr0~s810~8 0r th8 

oontnat ltSOif, uul it la gen8r8lly bald 

th8t th0 niati08 0r tb puti ~89 th8 

0l'db8~00?A81@l88Bt~~llt18B0FO mot1~ that Of f8OtOP U& pPfmOig~&it ~6, ai0 

it IS tPU0 a f*OtOP 18 in th0 ti8t 8dYSlS 

snageat, theyuiayir~lmtedcum* **a.. 

In &M3OrSOS TlPa h Rubber Go., v'. llobortr, 12 9. w. 

(2d) 154, J-0 CPltS, th8B On th8 CoriSSiOB Of &U?S~S, Olted 

the above tV0 m.ntioMd OI8.8 Vith appl’~Tal Utd r8tifmd th. 

dOct?iM vhl0h th8J UUXWIOOd in th0 fOuOVhg &~gU~38l 

??o 4@.. wlthtM eontentloa or p&latiff t&t, SO f&P a8 iBtO?StatS auSBSnt8 US 

conoemed, @it is ran 88ttlSd th4t obllg+ 

t;w uimg 0a 0r 48naf 0Oea0t8 b0t7i.m 
Honoxuhl* lta8q A. With, ?ago 4 

oonrlgAor8 and aoA81&A.~*, gIrlA& the WA- 

#i&A44 SXOh8iv4 ?i@ St Of ~1 0 Vtth iB l 

d@#igrutOd territory, and the 00~81@~48 

a@~l~ to or- Do #took, 4nd Mt to 

odv.PtiS~, and Slot t0 #elii th8 go068 Of 

any other aaaufaoturar, are entoroebble 

under the lava 0r th18 Stats.’ l l l . w 

MtrP pOfl&tily OUt th8 &iStin~tiOA b@tr8Ul 8OntXSOtS 

Of 8410 ~36 CO&IWOtS Of Ctt3XSSigMULt OP &@ACY’, the QOti h@id 

the contra& thsro la quortlon to be rot& 48 b~iag IB tlole 

tiOB Of the Anti-tFI#t kV8, AOt kC~U8a Of tb 8XpI%8~ t8m 

Of the OOat?SOt, but be04U84 Of th# SUl’I’O~ f8OtS M.6 Oi?- 

WIhWXWS ShOWiog the t?ULSUtiOR t0 b8 in fBOt & 8610 ?&ih@P 

than a conslgnwnt. The ceort adds 

'mm coatraot 0r date Iorember 7, 1921, 

might b0 h3& 48 8 DOn WAq 0OAtF40t if 

oarrhd Out a8 Wpch, beOSU88, in SU& Went, 

it WOU~ 80181~ haye arwt06 int0r8tw OOInwrce, but If tha btaAt, and pW9O84 Of th. 

OoAtUOt, 48 SVidMCSd b7 th. MOO?& md te8- 

tilKUly, rhCV8 thltt it W88 to Ofi& a dlmct 

outright sale to dSfWLdEUXt8, Whsrii.~ the property sold, and now sued UPOA, became a part 

of the common A488 Of 9roperty IIS this stat., 

and Subject to it8 lam, the fact that the COAtraat might havo bun la@ on its fbae, as a~ 

agslley contract, does AOt r8llSV4 it 0r it8 lllegality as sotually oparsted under and aarw. T. Ravlelgh co. v, Land (Tu. 

c"t:: g;:) 261 b. V. l&; IQ., 115 Tax. 319, 

279 S. U. 810. &I other YOrdS, if th# til’88 

in qU08t:OA V8rS Sold OUt?igbt t0 d~fOAdm#, 

au& aftar thej arrived in Texus, belng th# 

propww Y 64teAd4At8, If.?4 SUbj8Ot t0 th. 

inrgrl protirioru 0r raid contract, 88 8 coadftion pnoedant t0 SUCh BElO, than th8 tl'8AMOtioXs t&ken 48 b whole vaa rendered i~egal U&d 

unenforceable. ’ 

lie believe that the attached oontP8ot do88 aot an its 

f8Ob ViOhta th8 &hi-t?USt r&Y8 in that it appSa?S t0 US t0 b8 

OieS?i~ 4 COnt?Mt Of COZSSi@I88At rrnd 48 SU0h 6-S AOtI;iO$t4 

the htlti-tFll#t I&W8 under th8 fOregOi 4UthOtiti48. 

rrttten oontrbot 4008 AOt in r40t MfiSot the trUe MbtiOMhlD 
Hononblo Rwr A. ddth, ?r(le 5 

betveen tha pUti08 UXd it eu~ ba 8hOlTQ that th0 t?MMOtiOM 

botvoon tho SO-till86 WLSl@lO?S md SO-tilti OOXl8i@k8~ W 

In rm Sal88 0r gOOd8 (88 -8 dOA* in EhAdar8on Slr8 a Rubber 

Co. v. BObSrtS, rapn) thus rush oontnot would ba 8 rlohtion 

Of th8 hti-t?USt hV8 Of fSXa8 88 t0 h?4g?4jh 4 thWOf 

Vbe?Gin th0 COI%SigW bgr*OS t0 1iaZt h.bSOli f&I the UiO Of 

the goods to 8 'terrltox7 to be l aaigzwd to hid hnd vhwr4.a 

th. rSSi.&B@O yll'808 "to UVO 'M Oth8P bU8ior88 OP -10-t 

hadto SO= OdJgOodS OOM4pudtO hir by th@ 8&k& 00A81&AOF8: 

Vhdh.? JOA vould bo l bl8 to SStbbli#h iWit A8OeSur]l to ShOV 

8 ~18 Of gOOd8 t0 the 80-8~106 i488igM8, in th8 f8Oa Of tb 

sXpn** provlrlon8 to tba oontrary la tha VritteIl mAtnot, i8 

& qtu#tiOIS Of plVOf VhOl'8b VS, Of OOUP88, WOt BdViSS foU. 

Ve hope th8 ButhOriti~S hOrm%I& oltad my b. hrlp~ t0 YOU la 

this oonn~otlon. 

mar8 rery truly