Legal Opinion

Hartford-Empire Co. v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided January 8, 1945No. Nos. 2 to 10PublishedCited by 230 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Roberts

These are appeals from a decree1 awarding an injunction against violations of §§ 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, as amended,2 and § 3 of the Clayton Act.3 Two questions are presented. Were violations proved? If so, are the provisions of the decree right?

The complaint named as defendants 12 corporations and 101 individuals associated with them as officers or directors. It was dismissed as to 3 corporations and 40 individuals. The corporations are the leaders in automatic glassmaking machinery and in the glassware industry. The charge is that all the defendants agreed, conspired, and combined to…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
  2. Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, Appts. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  3. Swift & Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
  4. National Labor Relations Board v. Express Publishing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  5. Continental Paper Bag Co. v. Eastern Paper Bag Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908

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3Cited by230 opinions

  1. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. City of New York v. Mickalis Pawn Shop, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011
  3. Commissioner v. Glenshaw Glass Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
  4. In the Matter of Mobile Steel Company, Debtor. Elaine E. Benjamin v. Lester Y. Diamond, as Trustee in Bankruptcy for Mobile Steel, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  5. Zepeda v. United States Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983

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