Legal Opinion

Nash v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided June 9, 1913No. 197PublishedCited by 733 opinions

CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OP APPEALS FOR THE - FIFTH CIRCUIT. ' The facts, which involve the validity of a verdict and sentence for alleged • violations of the Sherman AntiTrust Act, are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes

This is ah indictment in two counts — the first for a conspiracy in restraint of trade, the second for a conspiracy to monopolize trade, contrary to the act of. July 2, 1890, c. 647, 26 Stat. 209, commonly known as the Sherman Act. Originally there was a third count for monopolizing, but it was held bad on demurrer and was struck out.'

The allegations of fact in the two counts are alike. Summed up in narrative form they are as follows: The American Naval Stores Company, a West Virginia corporation having its principal office in Savannah and branch offices in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago,…

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