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UNITED STATES v. CONNECTICUT NATIONAL BANK

No. 73-767.

418 U.S. 656 (1974)

94 S.Ct. 2788

41 L.Ed.2d 1016

UNITED STATES v. CONNECTICUT NATIONAL BANK ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 26, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard E. Shapiro argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Bork, Assistant Attorney General Kauper, Robert B. Nicholson, and John W. Clark.

George D. Reycraft argued the cause for appellees Connecticut National Bank et al. With him on the brief were John Boyer, Haven C. Roosevelt, and Richard G. Bell. Lee Loevinger argued the cause for appellee Comptroller of the Currency. With him on the brief were Robert Bloom and Charles H. McEnerney, Jr.

MR. JUSTICE POWELL delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case concerns the legality of a proposed consolidation of two nationally chartered commercial banks operating in adjoining regions of Connecticut. The United States brought a civil antitrust action challenging the consolidation under § 7 of the Clayton Act, 38 Stat. 731, as amended, 15 U. S. C. § 18. Following a lengthy trial and on the basis of extensive...

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