MELROSE DISTILLERS v. UNITED STATES

No. 404.

359 U.S. 271 (1959)

MELROSE DISTILLERS, INC., ET AL. v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 20, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Marx argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief were Hilary W. Gans and Roy G. Holmes.

Richard A. Solomon argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Rankin, Assistant Attorney General Hansen and Henry Geller.


MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioners are corporations—two organized under Maryland law and one under Delaware law—and wholly owned subsidiaries of Schenley Industries, Inc. They were indicted with others for restraining trade, conspiring to monopolize and attempting to monopolize commerce in violation of §§ 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, 26 Stat. 209, 15 U. S. C. §§ 1, 2. Shortly after the indictment was...

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