Legal Opinion

United States v. Bates Valve Bag Corporation

District Court, D. Delaware

Decided March 11, 1930No. 705PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORRIS, District Judge.

The petition of the United States, filed in January, 1929, against Bates Valve Bag Corporation, chartered under the laws of Delaware, charges the respondent with violation of section 3 of the Clayton Act (15 USCA § 14). It alleges that the respondent manufactures machines for packing cement and like substances in valve bags through a filling tube comprising a part of the machine. The bags have a narrow, valvular opening at one end for the introduction of the filling tube. Upon the withdrawal of the tube after filling the bag, the weight of the material in the bag causes…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1897
  2. Root v. Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1882
  3. Clark v. WoosterSupreme Court of the United States · 1886

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Fink v. Continental Foundry & Machine Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1957
  2. Barrett v. Denver Tramway CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1944
  3. Ramsburg v. American Investment Co. of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1956
  4. United States v. Bayer CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1955
  5. United States v. Cigarette Merchandisers Ass'nDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1955

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