UNITED STATES v. UNITED SHOE MACH. CO.

No. 207.

247 U.S. 32 (1918)

UNITED STATES v. UNITED SHOE MACHINERY COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Restored for reargument May 21, 1917.

Reargued January 11, 14, 15, 1918.

Decided May 20, 1918.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. H. La Rue Brown, Special Assistant to the Attorney General, with whom The Attorney General, The Solicitor General, Mr. Assistant to the Attorney General Todd, and Mr. Leo A. Rogers, Special Assistant to the Attorney General, were on the briefs. for the United States.1

Mr. Charles F. Choate, Jr., and Mr. Frederick P. Fish, with whom Mr. Malcolm Donald was on the briefs, for appellees.

Mr. Frank Y. Gladney, by leave of court, filed a brief on behalf of General Shoe Machinery Co., successor to Boylston Manufacturing Co., as amicus curia.


Restored to docket for reargument May 21, 1917.

MR. JUSTICE McKENNA, after stating the case as above, delivered the opinion of the court.

The charge of the bill is that defendants, not being satisfied with the monopoly of their patents and determined to extend it, conceived the idea of acquiring the ownership or control of all concerns engaged in the manufacture of all kinds of shoe machinery. This purpose was achieved, it is charged, and a monopoly acquired...

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