1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. U.S.
  4. 226 U.S.
  5. 226 U.S. 324 (1912)
 

UNITED STATES v. READING CO.

Nos. 198, 206, 217.

226 U.S. 324 (1912)

UNITED STATES v. READING COMPANY. TEMPLE IRON COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. READING COMPANY v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 16, 1912.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. J.C. McReynolds, with whom The Attorney General and Mr. G. Carroll Todd were on the brief, for the United States.

Mr. John G. Johnson and Mr. Adelbert Moot, with whom Mr. Charles Heebner, Mr. Frank H. Platt, Mr. Robert W. De Forest, Mr. Jackson E. Reynolds, Mr. George F. Brownell and Mr. William S. Jenney were on the brief, for certain railroad corporations, appellants in No. 217 and appellees in No. 198.

Mr. James H. Torrey for certain coal mining corporations, appellants in No. 217 and appellees in No. 198.

Mr. James H. Torrey and Mr. William S. Opdyke filed a brief for appellee, The Delaware & Hudson Company.

Mr. William W. Green, filed a brief for appellee, The Mercantile Trust Company.

Mr. Adelbert Moot and Mr. George F. Brownell filed a brief for the Erie Railroad Company, appellee.

Mr. Everett Warren for Temple Iron Company, appellant in No. 206.

MR. JUSTICE LURTON delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a petition in equity filed by the United States in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of the act of July 2, 1890, known as the Sherman Anti-trust Act, against an alleged combination of railroad and coal mining companies formed and continued for the purpose of restraining...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases