Legal Opinion
United States v. Employing Plasterers Assn. of Chicago
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 8, 1954No. 440PublishedCited by 225 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Black
The United States brought this civil action in a Federal District Court charging the defendants (appellees here) with having violated § 1 of the Sherman Act which forbids combinations or conspiracies in restraint of interstate trade or commerce.* Holding that the complaint failed to state a cause of action on which relief could be granted under the Act, the District Court dismissed. The case is before us on direct appeal, 15 U. S. C. § 29, and the only question we must decide is whether the District Court’s dismissal was error. We hold it was.
In summary the Government’s complaint alleges:
Defen…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Standard Oil Co. of California v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Allen Bradley Co. v. Local Union No. 3, International Brotherhood of Electrical WorkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- United States v. Women's Sportswear Manufacturers Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
3Cited by225 opinions
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- Hospital Building Co. v. Trustees of Rex HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United Mine Workers v. PenningtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Mortensen v. First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Gravity Inc v. Microsoft CorpCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2002
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