Case Problem with Sample Answer When Deer Valley Resort Co. (DVRC) was developing its ski resort in the Wasatch Mountains near Park City, Utah, it sold parcels of land in the resort village to third parties. Each sales contract reserved the right of approval over the conduct of certain businesses on the property, including ski rentals. For fi fteen years, DVRC permitted Christy Sports, LLC, to rent skis in competition with DVRC’s ski rental outlet. When DVRC opened a new midmountain ski rental outlet, it revoked Christy’s permission to rent skis. This meant that most skiers who fl ew into Salt Lake City and shuttled to Deer Valley had few choices: they could carry their ski equipment onto their fl ights, take a shuttle into Park City and look for cheaper ski rentals there, or rent from DVRC. Christy fi led a suit in a federal district court against DVRC. Was DVRC’s action an attempt to monopolize in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act? Why or why not?

[Christy Sports, LLC v. Deer Valley Resort Co., 555 F.3d 1188

(10th Cir. 2009)]

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