Sec. 35-26. Restraint of trade or commerce unlawful.
Sec. 35-26. Restraint of trade or commerce unlawful. Every contract, combination, or conspiracy in restraint of any part of trade or commerce is unlawful.
(1971, P.A. 608, S. 3.)
Cited. 169 C. 344. Statute applies to contract entered into prior to effective date of statute if contract continues in
existence thereafter. 177 C. 218. Cited. 180 C. 680. Cited. 181 C. 655. Cited. 184 C. 285. Cited. 241 C. 24. Exclusivity
provisions between newspaper and syndicators did not constitute per se violations of antitrust statutes. 261 C. 673.
An initial contract might not violate the antitrust laws at the time of its formation but arguably could become violative
of those same laws when one of the contracting parties later gains unlawful dominance and control over a market as a
result of a series of contracts or acquisitions. 104 CA 685.
Cited. 35 CS 136.