People's Tobacco Co. v. American Tobacco Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. The case is stated in the opinion.. Jurisdiction of the United States courts usually depends upon whether the defendant is an inhabitant The business was not purely interstate in character; and whether such or not, the fact that it was actually being done in Louisiana makes the company subject to process and makes it “found” within the State, within the meaning of the Sherman Law.
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ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. The case is stated in the opinion.. Jurisdiction of the United States courts usually depends upon whether the defendant is an inhabitant The business was not purely interstate in character; and whether such or not, the fact that it was actually being done in Louisiana makes the company subject to process and makes it “found” within the State, within the meaning of the Sherman Law. While the' State might not be able to prevent such business or might not be able to burden it with licenses or taxation,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
On January 4, 1912, the People’s Tobacco Company, Limited, began' suit against the American Tobacco Company in the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana to recover treble damages under § 7 of the Sherman Act of 1890. On January 5, 1912, service of process was made upon W. R. Irby as manager of the company. On January 16,1912, the company filed exceptions to the service on the ground that it was a corporation organized under the laws of the State of New Jersey; that it was not found within the Eastern District of Louisiana or in the State of Louisiana, and…
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