United States v. American Tobacco Co. | |
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Argued January 3–6, 1910 Reargued January 9–12, 1911 Decided May 29, 1911 | |
Full case name | United States v. American Tobacco Company |
Citations | 221 U.S. 106 (more) 31 S. Ct. 632; 55 L. Ed. 663 |
Case history | |
Prior | Appeals from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York |
Holding | |
The combination in this case is one in restraint of trade and an attempt to monopolize the business of tobacco in interstate commerce within the prohibitions of the Sherman Antitrust Act. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | White, joined by McKenna, Holmes, Day, Lurton, Hughes, Van Devanter, Lamar |
Concur/dissent | Harlan |
Laws applied | |
Sherman Antitrust Act |
United States v. American Tobacco Company, 221 U.S. 106 (1911), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court, which held that the combination in this case is one in restraint of trade and an attempt to monopolize the business of tobacco in interstate commerce within the prohibitions of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890. As a result, the American Tobacco Company was split into four competitors.
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