Patterson v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western Division of the Southern District of Ohio; Howard C. Hollister, J udge. John H. Patterson and others were convicted of offenses, and they bring error. This is a criminal prosecution under Act July 2, 1890, 26 Stat. 209, c. 647. The indictment was found February 22, 1912, and contains three counts.
Read the full summary
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western Division of the Southern District of Ohio; Howard C. Hollister, J udge. John H. Patterson and others were convicted of offenses, and they bring error. This is a criminal prosecution under Act July 2, 1890, 26 Stat. 209, c. 647. The indictment was found February 22, 1912, and contains three counts. The offense winch the first charges is that of engaging in a conspiracy in restraint of interstate trade and commerce under the first section of the act, and that which each of the other two charges is monopolizing a part of such…
1Opinion of the CourtCociiran, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above). [1] The first questions which come before us are those raised by the assignment complaining of the order overruling the demurrer to each count of the iudictment. Only three of them need be noticed. They are that no offense against the United States was charged, and that it was void for uncertainty and bad for duplicity. The grounds of uncertainty and duplicity as to the first count are not seriously urged. Yet it will aid in bringing out its meaning, of which, in view of the other questions in the case, it is important to be sure, if we proceed upon the…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, Appts. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Nash v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Addyston Pipe & Steel Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- United States v. KisselSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- United States v. GoodingSupreme Court of the United States · 1827
31 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by66 opinions
- United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- United States v. Aluminum Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- United States v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1941
- State v. GusterOhio Supreme Court · 1981
- American Tobacco Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1945
61 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.