Moore ran a bakery in Santa Rosa, New Mexico. His business was wholly intrastate. Meads Fine Bread Co., his competitor, engaged in an interstate business. Meads cut the price of bread in half in Santa Rosa but made no price cut in any other place in New Mexico or in any other state. This price-cutting 22 Claudia Deutsch, “Suit Settled over Pricing of Recordings at Big Chains,” New York Times, October 1, 2002, C1, C10;

David Lieberman, “States Settle CD Price-fixing Case,” USA Today, October 1, 2002, 3B.

100 Part 1 The Legal and Social Environment of Business drove Moore out of business. Moore then sued Meads for damages for violating the Clayton and Robinson-Patman Acts. Meads claimed that the price-cutting was purely intrastate and, therefore, did not constitute a violation of federal statutes. Was Meads correct? Why or why not? [Moore v Meads Fine Bread Co., 348 US 115]

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