Legal Opinion
United States v. Cigarette Merchandisers Ass'n
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 23, 1955PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEINFELD, District Judge.
The indictment herein, returned ixu April, 1954, charged the defendant, the-Rowe Corporation, and thirteen others with violations of §§ 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act. 1
The Rowe Corporation, hereinafter-called Rowe, moves to dismiss the indictment as against it upon the ground that its corporate existence ceased on September 30, 1955 as a result of its merger and consolidation with another corporation in consequence of which this prosecution has abated.
Upon arraignment all defendants pleaded not guilty. Thereafter the defendants other than Rowe pleaded nolo» contendere 2…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- People v. . O'BrienNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Chicago Title & Trust Co. v. Forty-One Thirty-Six Wilcox Bldg. Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Blau v. OppenheimDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1966
- United States v. United States Vanadium Corporation, Electro Metallurgical Company and Electro Metallurgical Sales CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1956
- United States v. Maryland State Licensed Beverage Ass'nDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1956
- Alamo Fence Company of Houston v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- United States v. Andrew L. Stone, and Amerbel Corporation and Joseph L. Wilmotte & Co., Inc., Successor to Amerbel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
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