O'Halloran v. American Sea Green Slate Co.

Citations

• 207 F. 187
• 1913 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1306

Syllabus

<p>Monopolies (§ 12*) — Combination of Prodxtcers — Restraint of Trade — “Monopoly.” »</p> <p>Within Anti-Trust Act July 2, 3890, c. 047, § 1, 26 Stat. 209 (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3200), declaring illegal every combination in resiraint of trade or commerce among the several states, is a combination by most of the previously independent producers of “Sea Green” slate, having a quality and demand peculiar to itself, whereby the power to determine the amount of its production by each, its prices, and the persons to and by whom sales shall be made, is placed in a central body, though it is more or less in competition with black slate, and though such power may not have been unduly exercised to raise prices.</p> <p>[Ed. Note.—For other eases, see Monopolies, Cent. Dig. § 3.0; Dec. Dig. § 12.*</p> <p>For other definitions, see Words and Phrases, vol. 5, pp. 4570-1574.]</p>