United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Association
1897 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Association, 166 U.S. 290 (1897), was a United States Supreme Court case holding that the Sherman Act (which was an antitrust measure that prohibited anticompetitive behavior in commerce) applied to the railroad industry, even though the U.S. Congress had enacted a comprehensive regime of regulations for that industry.[1]
Quick Facts United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Association, Argued December 8–9, 1896 Decided March 22, 1897 ...
United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Association | |
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Argued December 8–9, 1896 Decided March 22, 1897 | |
Full case name | United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Association |
Citations | 166 U.S. 290 (more) 17 S. Ct. 540; 41 L. Ed. 1007; 1897 U.S. LEXIS 2025 |
Case history | |
Prior | 53 F. 440 (C.C.D. Kan. 1892); affirmed, 58 F. 58 (8th Cir. 1893). |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Peckham, joined by Fuller, Harlan, Brewer, Brown |
Dissent | White, joined by Field, Gray, Shiras |
Laws applied | |
Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 |
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