UNITED STATES v. NATIONAL LEAD CO.

No. 89.

332 U.S. 319 (1947)

UNITED STATES v. NATIONAL LEAD CO. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 23, 1947.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Attorney General Berge and William C. Dixon argued the cause for the United States. With them on the brief in No. 89 were Acting Solicitor General Washington, Elliott H. Moyer, Robert A. Nitschke, Robert L. Stern and Robert L. Tollefsen. Acting Solicitor General Washington was also on the brief with Mr. Berge and Mr. Dixon in Nos. 90 and 91.

Bethuel M. Webster argued the cause for the National Lead Company et al., appellees in No. 89 and appellants in No. 90. With him on the brief were Clifton P. Williamson and Edward L. Rea.

Wm. Dwight Whitney argued the cause for E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., appellee in No. 89 and appellant in No. 91. With him on the brief were Gerhard A. Gesell, John Logan O'Donnell, Nestor Shea Foley, Oscar A. Provost and John Hancock.


MR. JUSTICE BURTON delivered the opinion of the Court.

This action was brought by The United States of America, June 24, 1944, in the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York, against National Lead Company (a New Jersey corporation, here called National Lead or NL), its wholly owned subsidiary, Titan Company, Inc. (a Delaware corporation, here called Titan Inc. or Tinc) and E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (a Delaware corporation...

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