UNITED STATES v. COOPER CORP.

No. 484.

312 U.S. 600 (1941)

UNITED STATES v. COOPER CORPORATION ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 31, 1941.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Hugh B. Cox, with whom Solicitor General Biddle and Assistant Attorney General Arnold were on the brief, for the United States.

Mr. Luther Day, with whom Messrs. Robert Guinther, Lyman M. Bass, Paul H. Arthur, John C. Bruton, Jr., Charles Wesley Dunn, Thurlow M. Gordon, Paul Van Anda, and Joseph F. Murray were on the brief, for respondents.


MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS delivered the opinion of the Court.

We took this case because it presents the important question whether the United States may maintain an action for treble damages under § 7 of the Sherman Act.1

The complaint charged the respondents had illegally combined and conspired to fix collusive prices of articles purchased by...

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