No association organized under this article shall be deemed to be a combination in restraint of trade, an illegal monopoly, or an attempt to lessen competition or fix prices arbitrarily; nor shall the marketing contracts or agreements between the association and its members or any agreement authorized in this article be considered illegal or in restraint of trade.
(Ga. L. 1921, p. 139, § 23; Code 1933, § 65-220.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 18 Am. Jur. 2d, Cooperative Associations, §§ 1 et seq., 6 et seq. 54 Am. Jur. 2d, Monopolies, Restraints of Trade, and Unfair Trade Practices, § 229 et seq.
C.J.S.- 3 C.J.S., Agriculture, § 169 et seq. 58 C.J.S., Monopolies, § 167 et seq.
ALR.
- Cooperative marketing of farm products by producers' associations, 25 A.L.R. 1113; 33 A.L.R. 247; 47 A.L.R. 936; 77 A.L.R. 405; 98 A.L.R. 1406; 12 A.L.R.2d 130.
Legality of combination among farmers, 130 A.L.R. 1326.
Who are entitled to benefit of statutes giving right to combine, 166 A.L.R. 161.