Lawlor v. Loewe
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. The facts in this case, which is known as the Danbury Hatters’ Case, involving the validity of a verdict for damages resulting from a combination and conspiracy in restraint of trade under § 7 of the Anti-trust Act, are stated in the opinion.
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. The facts in this case, which is known as the Danbury Hatters’ Case, involving the validity of a verdict for damages resulting from a combination and conspiracy in restraint of trade under § 7 of the Anti-trust Act, are stated in the opinion. The trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury as to the coercive character of the combination alleged in the complaint, as to the legality of the Hatters’ Union label and as to the character of the boycott alleged. •The combination charged falls within the class of restraints of trade…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
the court.
This is an action under the act of July 2, 1890, c. 647, § 7, 26 Stat. 209, 210, for a combination and conspiracy in restraint of commerce among the States, specifically directed against the plaintiffs (defendants in error), among others, and effectively carried out with the infliction of great damage. The declaration was held good on demurrer in Loewe v. Lawlor, 208 U. S. 274, where it will be found set forth at length. The substance of the charge is that the plaintiffs were hat manufacturers who employed nonunion labor; that the defendants were members of the United Hatters of…
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