Legal Opinion
United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 3, 1940No. Nos. 346, 347PublishedCited by 2,131 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
Respondents 1 were convicted by a jury,2 23 F. Supp. 937, under an indictment charging violations of § 1 of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act,3 26 Stat. 209; 50 Stat. 693. *166The Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded for a new trial. 105 F. 2d 809. The case is here on a petition and cross-petition for certiorari, both of which we granted because of the public importance of the issues raised. 308 U. S. 540.
I. The Indictment.
The indictment was returned in December 1936 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. It charges that certain major oil companies,4 selling…
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