Legal Opinion
United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 22, 1961No. 55PublishedCited by 215 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
The United States filed this action in 1949 in the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The complaint alleged that the ownership and use by appellee E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. of approximately 23 percent of the voting common stock of appellee General Motors Corporation was a violation of sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U. S. C. §§ 1, 2, and of section 7 of the Clayton Act, 15 U. S. C. § 18. After trial, the District Court dismissed the complaint. 126 F. Supp. 235 (D. C. N. D. Ill. 1954). On the Government’s appeal, we reversed. We held that du Pont’s acquisition…
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