Legal Opinion
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Obear-Nester Glass Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 15, 1954No. 11140PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAIM, Circuit Judge.
The respondent, Obear-Nester Glass Company, a Missouri corporation whose principal place of business is in Illinois, brought suit against the Hartford-Empire Company for treble damages under the federal anti-trust laws. 15 U.S.C.A. § 1 et seq. The Hartford-Empire Company eventually paid petitioner $1,000,-000 in full settlement of the claim. The parties agree that one-third of the settlement represents respondent’s actual damages but not a recovery of capital, while the remainder represents punitive (treble) damages recoverable under the antitrust laws.
Of this recovery,…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- United States v. SherwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Helvering v. CliffordSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Eisner v. MacOmberSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Eisner, Internal Revenue Collector v. MacOmberSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895
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3Cited by15 opinions
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