Standard Oil Co. v. State ex rel. Attorney-General
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Lauderdale county. Hon. Sam Whitman, Chancellor. Suit for penalties for the violation of the anti-trust laws of the state of Mississippi, on the relation of the attorney-general against the Standard Oil Company of Kentucky and others. From an order overruling their demurrer, defendants appeal. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
This is a suit instituted by the attorney-general to recover from appellants the penalties prescribed by our *380anti-trust statute for an alleged violation of the statute by them. This is its second appearance in this court. When here before, the only defendant to the bill was the Standard Oil Company of Kentucky, and we then held that the bill failed to state a cause of action, because of the failure to allege that the sales made on the same day in different localities at different prices were made for the purpose of destroying competition. On the return of the cause to the court below an…
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