Pulp Wood Co. v. Green Bay Paper & Fiber Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Brown ■.-county: S. D. Hastings, Circuit Judge. This action arises out of a series of contracts made between the plaintiff and the defendant, whereby plaintiff agreed to "supply the defendant with pulp wood for consumption at its paper mill. These contracts were made from year to year and covered the years 1904 to 1909 inclusive.
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Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Brown ■.-county: S. D. Hastings, Circuit Judge. This action arises out of a series of contracts made between the plaintiff and the defendant, whereby plaintiff agreed to "supply the defendant with pulp wood for consumption at its paper mill. These contracts were made from year to year and covered the years 1904 to 1909 inclusive. A formal ■contract was not made covering the year 1909, but it is alleged that a contract was made by letter for that year similar to those covering previous years. The formal contracts are •alike in terms except as to…
1Opinion of the CourtBaenbs, J.
The defendant contends that the contracts sued on are void under the federal Anti-Trust Act, 26 U. S. Stats, at Large, 209, ch. 647 (3 U. S. Comp. Stats. 1901, p. 3200), which is as follows:
“Sec. 1. Every contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce among the several states, or with foreign nations, is hereby declared to be illegal. Every person who shall make any such contract or engage in any such combination or conspiracy, shall, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on *614conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not…
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