Campbell v. People

The plaintiffs in error were convicted under chapter 161 of the Session Laws of 1913, defining and prohibiting trusts. Section 1 contains the following:

“Section 1. A trust is a combination of capital, skill or acts, by two or more persons, firms, corporations, or associations of persons, or by any two or more of them, for either, any or all of the following purposes:

First. To create or carry out restrictions in trade or commerce, or aids to commerce, or to carry out restrictions in the full and free pursuit of any business authorized or permitted by the laws of this state.

Second. To increase…