UNITED STATES v. HAMBURG-AMERICAN CO.

Nos. 289, 332.

239 U.S. 466 (1916)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. HAMBURG-AMERIKANISCHE PACKETFAHRT-ACTIEN GESELLSCHAFT. HAMBURG-AMERIKANISCHE PACKETFAHRT-ACTIEN GESELLSCHAFT, APPELLANTS, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 10, 1916.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. G. Carroll Todd, Assistant to the Attorney General, with whom Mr. Thurlow M. Gordon, Special Assistant to the Attorney General, was on the brief for the United States.

Mr. Charles P. Spooner, with whom Mr. John C. Spooner and Mr. James L. Bishop were on the brief for Hamburg American Steamship Company.

Mr. Lucius H. Beers, with whom Mr. Allan B.A. Bradley was on the brief for Cunard Steamship Company and others.

Mr. Charles C. Burlingham, with whom Mr. Roscoe H. Hupper was on the brief for American Line and others.

Mr. Joseph Larocque, with whom Mr. William G. Choate and Mr. Nelson Shipman were on the brief, for North German Lloyd and others.

Mr. Ralph James M. Bullowa for defendants Johnson and Straus, agents of Russian East Asiatic Steamship Company, Ltd., submitted.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the court.

The United States on January 4, 1911, commenced this suit to prevent the further execution of an agreement to which the defendants were parties and which it was charged constituted the foundation of an illegal combination in violation of the Anti-Trust Act of July 2, 1890, (26 Stat. 209, c. 647). The relief asked moreover in the nature of things embraced certain subsidiary agreements made during the course...

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