Legal Opinion

Standard Oil Co. v. State

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided December 6, 1906PublishedCited by 84 opinions

FROM SUMNER. Appeal in error from the Circuit Court of Sumner County. — B. D. Bell, Judge.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shields

The Standard Oil Company, C. E. Holt, and O’Donnell Rutherford were indicted in the circuit court of Sumner county under chapter 140, p. 268, of the Acts of 1908, commonly known as the “Anti-Trust Law” of Tennessée, charged with making an unlawful contract and agreement with one S. W. Love, for the purpose and with a view to lessen full and free competition in the sale of coal oil, an article of sale imported into this State, and carrying out said contract in said county," in violation of the provisions of that act.

The Standard Oil Company and Holt, upon trial, were found guilty by the jury…

2Cases cited44 opinions

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