Legal Opinion
Carnation Co. v. Pacific Westbound Conference
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 7, 1966No. 20PublishedCited by 207 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Warren
We granted certiorari in this case in order to determine whether the Shipping Act, 1916, 39 Stat. 728, as amended, 75 Stat. 762, 46 U. S. C. §§ 801-842 (1964 ed.), precludes the application of the antitrust laws to the shipping industry.
The petitioner in this case is a shipper in foreign commerce that ships substantial quantities of evaporated milk from the West Coast of the United States to the Philippine Islands. The respondent conferences are associations of shipping companies that establish rates for their respective members pursuant to agreements approved by the Federal Maritime…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Far East Conference v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- United States v. Borden Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- United States Navigation Co. v. Cunard Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Carnation Company, a Corporation v. Pacific Westbound Conference, Far East Conference and the Federal Maritime CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
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