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United States v. Patten

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York

Decided March 23, 1911PublishedCited by 10 opinions

James A. Patten and others were indicted for alleged violation of the Sherman anti-trnst law in the running of a corner in cotton. On demurrer to indictment.

1Opinion of the Court

NOYES, Circuit Judge.

This is an indictment in eight counts charging violations of sections 1 and 2 of the federal anti-trust statute. The first four counts charge conspiracies to monopolize interstate trade and commerce; the second and fourth containing no averments of overt acts. The fifth count charges a combination, and the sixth a contract in restraint of such trade and commerce. The seventh and eighth counts charge conspiracies by the method of “running a' corner”; the seventh count alone containing allegations of overt acts. The principal questions raised by the demurrers and motions,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Loewe v. LawlorSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  2. United States v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1820
  3. United States v. MacAndrews & Forbes Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1906
  4. Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Co. v. American Sugar Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1908
  5. United States v. PattersonU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1893

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. American Tobacco Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Hanover Shoe, Inc. v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. American Tobacco Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1945
  4. United States v. GreenbergDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1962
  5. United States v. PattersonDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1912

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