Legal Opinion
Puerto Rico v. Shell Co. (PR), Ltd.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 6, 1937No. 18PublishedCited by 367 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sutherland
This is a criminal proceeding brought by petitioner against the respondents in the insular district court of San Juan, Puerto Rico. An information filed by the district attorney charged respondents with entering into a conspiracy in restraint of trade in violation of the local anti-trust act, passed by the Legislature of Puerto Rico March 14, 1907. Demurrers to the information were sustained by the district court on the ground that the Sherman Anti-trust Act of 1890, supplemented by the Clayton Act of 1914, covered the entire field embraced by the local anti-trust act, and the latter,…
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