MILK PRODUCERS ASSN. v. U. S.

No. 62.

362 U.S. 458 (1960)

MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA MILK PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION, INC., v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 2, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert A. Bergson and William J. Hughes, Jr. argued the cause for the Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Association, Inc. With them on the brief were Daniel J. Freed, Howard Adler, Jr. and Daniel H. Margolis.

Philip Elman argued the cause for the United States. On the brief were Solicitor General Rankin, Acting Assistant Attorney General Bicks, Charles H. Weston, Irwin A. Seibel and Joseph J. Saunders.


MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a civil antitrust action brought by the United States in a Federal District Court against an agricultural cooperative, the Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Association, Inc. The Association supplies about 86% of the milk purchased by all milk dealers in the Washington, D. C., metropolitan area, and has as members about 2,000 Maryland and Virginia dairy farmers...

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