Legal Opinion
United States v. Ward Baking Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 9, 1964No. 101PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Goldberg
This appeal raises the question of whether and under what circumstances a District Court may properly enter a “consent” judgment in a civil antitrust suit without the consent of the Government and without trial of certain disputed issues.
On July 21, 1961, the Government filed a civil complaint 1 in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. The complaint charged the five appellee bakery companies with violating § 1 of the Sherman Act, 26 Stat. 209, as amended, 15 U. S. C. § l, 2 by conspiring:
“(a) To allocate among themselves the business of supplying bakery products…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Associated Press v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- National Labor Relations Board v. Express Publishing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- United States v. Brunswick-Balke-Collender CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1962
3Cited by47 opinions
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- Stephen Gerard Rodi v. Donald R. VentetuoloCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
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