Legal Opinion

United States v. Swift & Company

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided January 9, 1958No. 37623PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McLAUGHLIN, District Judge.

This is a joint motion of defendants Swift and Armour to transfer the suit to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division.

The suit is an antitrust action by the United States against defendants Swift, Armour and others. It was filed in this court on February 27, 1920. On the same date the defendants filed answers denying unlawful acts, but also on the same date agreed to the entry of a consent decree, and said consent decree was thereupon filed on February 27, 1920. Thus, the filing of the Government’s complaint, the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. United States v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
  2. Ex Parte CollettSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. United States v. National City Lines, Inc.District Court, S.D. California · 1948
  4. United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1949

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Mayer v. Development Corporation of AmericaDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1975
  2. United States v. United States Steel CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1964
  3. MOBIL OIL CORPORATION. v. WR Grace & CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1971
  4. Andrade v. ChojnackiDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1996
  5. United States v. Swift & CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1960

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