United States v. Hooton

In this class action antitrust suit against Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream Company (BRICO) and its area franchisors, certain franchisees appeal from an order of involuntary dismissal entered against them by the District Court. Because franchisees stipulated that Baskin-Robbins would be entitled to judgment absent proof of a per se violation of the antitrust laws, we have no occasion to consider the lawfulness of the challenged business practices under the so-called "rule of reason." We affirm.