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UNITED STATES v. DU PONT & CO.

No. 3.

353 U.S. 586 (1957)

UNITED STATES v. E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 3, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Davis argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Rankin, Asistant Attorney General Hansen, Victor H. Kramer and Margaret H. Brass.

Hugh B. Cox argued the cause for E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., appellee. With him on the brief were John Lord O'Brian, Charles A. Horsky and Daniel M. Gribbon.

Robert L. Stern argued the cause for the General Motors Corporation, appellee. With him on the brief were Miles G. Seeley, Henry M. Hogan, Robert A. Nitschke and William A. Grier.

Philip C. Scott and Leonard Joseph filed a brief for the Christiana Securities Co. et al., appellees.

MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a direct appeal under § 2 of the Expediting Act1 from a judgment of the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois,2 dismissing the Government's action brought in 1949 under § 15 of the Clayton Act.3 The complaint alleged a violation of § 7 of the Act4 resulting...

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