Appalachian Coals, Inc. v. United States

This suit was brought to enjoin a combination alleged to be in restraint of interstate commerce in bituminous coal and in attempted monopolization of part of that commerce, in violation of §§ 1 and 2 of the Sherman AntiTrust Act, 26 Stat. 209. The District Court, composed of .three Circuit Judges, made detailed findings of fact and entered final decree granting the injunction. F. Supp. 339. The case comes here on appeal. 28 U. S. C., 380.

Defendants, other than Appalachian Coals, Inc., are 137 producers of bituminous coal in eight districts {called for convenience Appalachian territory) lying…