THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY et al. v. THE UNITED STATES (1911)
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| THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY et al. v. THE UNITED STATES |
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| Term: 1910 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: March 14, 1910 |
| Decided: May 15, 1911 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • Joseph Rucker Lamar • Horace Harmon Lurton • Joseph McKenna • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White |
| Concurring |
| John Marshall Harlan |
THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY et al. v. THE UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 15, 1911. The case was argued before the court on March 14, 1910.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Missouri U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Missouri.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1910s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the White Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Antitrust (except in the context of mergers and union antitrust)
- Petitioner: Oil company, or natural gas producer
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 221 U.S. 1
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Edward Douglass White
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Edward Douglass White
These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.
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