Otter Tail Power Co. v. United States
| Otter Tail Power Co. v. United States | |
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| Argued December 5, 1972 Decided February 22, 1973 | |
| Full case name | Otter Tail Power Co. v. United States |
| Citations | 410 U.S. 366 (more) 93 S. Ct. 1022; 35 L. Ed. 2d 359 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | United States v. Otter Tail Power Co., 331 F. Supp. 54 (D. Minn. 1971), probable jurisdiction noted, 406 U.S. 944 (1972). |
| Subsequent | United States v. Otter Tail Power Co., 360 F. Supp. 451 (D. Minn. 1973); affirmed, 417 U.S. 901 (1974). |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Douglas, joined by Brennan, White, Marshall |
| Concur/dissent | Stewart, joined by Burger, Rehnquist |
| Blackmun and Powell took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Otter Tail Power Co. v. United States, 410 U.S. 366 (1973), is a United States Supreme Court decision often cited as the first case in which the Court held violative of the antitrust laws a single firm's refusal to deal with other firms that denied them access to a facility essential to engaging in business (a so-called essential facility).