HARTFORD-EMPIRE CO. v. U.S.

No. 2.

323 U.S. 386 (1945)

HARTFORD-EMPIRE CO. ET AL. v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Reargued October 9, 10, 1944.

Decided January 8, 1945.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John T. Cahill, with whom Messrs. Thurlow M. Gordon, Stuart S. Wall, Jerrold G. Van Cise, James M. Carlisle, and E.J. Marshall were on the brief, for appellants in No. 2. Mr. Thurlow M. Gordon, on the original argument, and Mr. Boykin C. Wright, on the reargument, with whom Messrs. George Nebolsine, Halsey Sayles, Paul H. Fox, Thomas E. Harris, and John W. Nields were on the brief, for appellants in No. 3. Mr. Robert T. Swaine, with whom Messrs. Lloyd T. Williams, Henry A. Middleton, George B. Turner, Nestor S. Foley, Roy T. Parker, Jr., E.P. Wood, Albert R. Connelly, and Frederick H. Wood were on the brief, for appellants in No. 4. Mr. Stephen H. Philbin, with whom Mr. Joseph D. Stecher was on the brief, for appellants in No. 5. Mr. Ralph Emery argued the cause on the original argument and submitted on the reargument for appellants in No. 6. Mr. Lehr Fess, with whom Mr. Frank S. Lewis was on the brief, for appellants in No. 7. Mr. E.W. McCallister, with whom Messrs. Carl F. Schaffer, A.M. Bracken, and Wilber Owen were on the brief, for appellants in No. 8. Mr. Luther Day, with whom Messrs. Rufus S. Day and Thomas O. Nevison were on the brief, for appellants in No. 9. Mr. Fred E. Fuller, with whom Messrs. George D. Welles, Fred A. Smith, and Hugh C. McLaughlin were on the brief, for appellants in Nos. 10 and 11.

Assistant Attorney General Cox and Mr. Samuel S. Isseks, with whom Solicitor General Fahy, Assistant Attorney General Berge, and Messrs. Lawrence S. Apsey, Robert L. Stern, Edward H. Levi, Philip Marcus, Lawrence C. Kingsland, Victor H. Kramer, and Seymour D. Lewis were on the brief, for the United States.

Briefs of amici curiae were filed by Mr. Walter H. Buck on behalf of certain medium sized glass manufacturing companies, urging reversal in part; and by Mr. Arnold Boyd on behalf of the Knox Glass Companies, urging affirmance.


MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS delivered the opinion of the Court.

These are appeals from a decree1 awarding an injunction against violations of §§ 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, as amended,2 and § 3 of the Clayton Act.3 Two questions are presented. Were violations proved? If so, are the provisions of the decree right?

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