Legal Opinion
United States v. Line Material Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 24, 1953No. 11715PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONS, Circuit Judge.
The single issue presented by this appeal is whether a Delaware corporation indicted by the government for violations of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, 15 U.S.C.A. §§ 1-7, 15 note, but dissolved in good faith by merger under applicable Delaware law, is entitled to have the criminal proceedings against it abated. The district judge decided the question in the affirmative and the United States appeals.
The appellee and others were • indicted on November 12, 1948 and on July 1, 1949 entered into an agreement of merger with McGraw Electric Company, likewise a Delaware…
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- Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Defense Supplies Corp. v. Lawrence Warehouse Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. Safeway Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1944
- United States v. Borden Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1939
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