UNITED STATES v. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY


170 F.Supp. 596 (1959)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, and N. V. Philips' Gloeilampenfabrieken, Defendants.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

February 4, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard B. O'Donnell, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Anti-Trust Division, Harry G. Sklarsky, New York City, Herman Gelfand, Ralph S. Goodman, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Anti-Trust Div., New York City, of counsel, for United States.

Berle, Berle & Brunner, New York City, for defendant N. V. Philips', etc., Adolf A. Berle, Jr., Thorold J. Deyrup, New York City, of counsel.

Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City, for defendant Westinghouse.

Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, New York City, for defendant General Electric.


DAWSON, District Judge.

In this case the plaintiff United States of America has moved for an order pursuant to Rule 12(d) of the Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. directing that a preliminary hearing be held to hear and determine before trial the issue of jurisdiction over the person of defendant N. V. Philips' Gloeilampenfabrieken.

This is an anti-trust action brought by the Government against three defendants. In the answer of the defendant N. V. Philips...

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