Legal Opinion

United States v. Maryland State Licensed Beverage Ass'n

District Court, D. Maryland

Decided January 10, 1956No. 23212PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMSEN, Chief Judge.

The indictment in this case charges two associations of retailers, one association of wholesalers, fourteen manufacturers, seven wholesalers, and thirty-one individuals connected with them, engaged in the alcoholic beverage industry, with violations of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C.A. §§ 1, 2.

Count One charges a conspiracy “to raise, fix, maintain, and stabilize the wholesale and retail prices of alcoholic beverages shipped into the State of Maryland from manufacturers located outside the State of Maryland” in restraint of trade and commerce and in…

2Cases cited54 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
  3. Parker v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  4. American Tobacco Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  5. United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Melrose Distillers, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  2. Schenley Industries, Inc. v. N. J. Wine & Spirit Wholesalers Ass'nDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1967
  3. Allstate Insurance Company v. LanierCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
  4. Alamo Fence Company of Houston v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
  5. United States v. Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1956

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