Legal Opinion
United States v. Penn-Olin Chemical Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 22, 1964No. 503PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clark
Pennsalt Chemicals Corporation and Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation jointly formed Penn-Olin Chemical Company to produce and sell sodium chlorate in the southeastern United States. The Government seeks to dissolve this joint venture as violative of both § 7 of the Clayton Act1 and § 1 of the Sherman Act.2 This direct appeal, 32 Stat. 823, 15 U. S. C. § 29, from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, raises two questions. First, whether § 7 of the Clayton Act is applicable where two corporations form a third to engage in a new enterprise; and, second, if this…
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