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Re: [BRHSlist] Billboard Reefers and Frisco depots

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Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Billboard Reefers and Frisco depots
From: marshall <zephyr03@s...>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 19:22:30 -0500
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John A. Swearingen wrote:
> 
> It is my understanding that the beautiful old "billboard reefers" which used 
> to grace the freight trains of this country met their demise when the United 
> States Supreme Court declared them illegal. I do not have a law library 
> nearby. Will anyone shed some light on the court?s reasoning, and, perhaps, 
> provide a citation to the case?
> 
I don't have a law library either, but the basic reasoning was that
smaller manufacturers could be forced to ship their products inside a
competitor's advertising, and that this constituted an unfair advantage.

Marshall

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