United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.

This is a direct appeal under § 2 of the Expediting Act1 from a judgment of the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois,2 dismissing the Government’s action brought in 1949 under § 15 of the Clayton Act.3 The complaint alleged a violation of § 7 of the Act4 resulting from the purchase by E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company in 1917-1919 of a 23% stock interest in General Motors Corporation. This appeal is from the dismissal of the action as to du Pont, General Motors and the corporate holders of large amounts of du Pont stock, Chris-tiana Securities Corporation and Delaware…