Legal Opinion
United States v. American Medical Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 4, 1940No. 7488PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGroner, C. J.
This appeal is taken from a judgment of the United States District Court sustaining a demurrer to an indictment for conspiracy in restraint of trade in the District of Columbia, in violation of Sec. 3 of the Sherman Anti-trust Act.
The main purpose of the conspiracy as shown in the indictment was to impair or destroy the business and activities of Group Health Association, Inc., which had been organized in 1937, as a non-profit cooperative association for the provision of medical care apd hospitalization to its members and their dependents. The indictment is very long but, summarized, charges…
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