Legal Opinion

International Harvester Co. of America v. Kentucky

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided June 8, 1914No. 276, 291, 292PublishedCited by 272 opinions

ERROR TO THE COURT OP APPEALS OP THE STATE OP KENTUCKY. The facts, which, involve the constitutionality of antitrust provisions of the constitution and laws of Kentucky, are stated in the opinion. The construction placed on the anti-trust statutes by the instructions of the lower court violated the Fourteenth Amendment. The anti-trust statutes as construed are void for indefiniteness. See act of May 20, 1890," §§ 3915 and 3917, Ky. Stat.; § 198, Kentucky Const.; Ky.

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ERROR TO THE COURT OP APPEALS OP THE STATE OP KENTUCKY. The facts, which, involve the constitutionality of antitrust provisions of the constitution and laws of Kentucky, are stated in the opinion. The construction placed on the anti-trust statutes by the instructions of the lower court violated the Fourteenth Amendment. The anti-trust statutes as construed are void for indefiniteness. See act of May 20, 1890," §§ 3915 and 3917, Ky. Stat.; § 198, Kentucky Const.; Ky. Stat., p. 145; acts of March 21, 1906, p. 429 (Ky. Stat., § 3941a), and March 13, 1908, p. 38 (Ky. Stat., § 3941a). The Kentucky…

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes

The plaintiff in error was prosecuted, convicted and fined in three different counties for having entered into an agreement with other named companies for the purpose of controlling the price of harvesters, &c. manufactured by them and of enhancing it above their real value; and for having so fixed and enhanced the price, and for having sold their harvesters, &c. at a price in excess of their real value, in pursuance of the agreement alleged. The judgments were affirmed by the Court of Appeals. 147 Kentucky, 564. Id. 795. 148 Kentucky, 572. The plaintiff in error saved its rights under the…

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