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UNITED STATES v. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY et al. (1927)

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UNITED STATES v. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY et al.
Term: 1926
Important Dates
Argued: October 26, 1926
Decided: June 6, 1927
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-0
Majority
Pierce ButlerOliver Wendell HolmesEdward Terry SanfordGeorge SutherlandWilliam Howard TaftWillis Van Devanter

UNITED STATES v. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 6, 1927. The case was argued before the court on October 26, 1926.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Minnesota U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1920s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taft Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Antitrust (except in the context of mergers and union antitrust)
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Business, corporation
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 274 U.S. 693
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Howard Taft
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Edward Terry Sanford

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 conservative.

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