Legal Opinion
Ford Motor Co. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 29, 1972No. 70-113PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
This is a direct appeal under § 2 of the Expediting Act, 32 Stat. 823, as amended, 15 U. S. C. § 29, from a judgment of the District Court (286 F. Supp. 407, 315 F. Supp. 372), holding that Ford Motor Co. (Ford) violated § 7 of the Celler-Kefauver Antimerger Act1 by acquiring certain assets from Electric Autolite Co. (Autolite). The assets included the Autolite trade name, Autolite’s only *565spark plug plant in this country (located at New Fostoria, Ohio), a battery plant, and extensive rights to its nationwide distribution organization for spark plugs and batteries. The present appeal2 is…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Brown Shoe Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. Philadelphia National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- International Salt Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Northern Securities Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
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3Cited by108 opinions
- United States v. Microsoft Corp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2001
- United States v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1983
- United States v. Philip Morris USA Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2009
- United States v. Marine Bancorporation, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation v. General Telephone & Electronics Corporation and Hawaiian Telephone CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
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