Northern Securities Co. v. United States
1904 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Northern Securities Co. v. United States, 193 U.S. 197 (1904), was a case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1903. The Court ruled 5-4 against the stockholders of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroad companies, which had essentially formed a monopoly and to dissolve the Northern Securities Company.
Quick Facts Northern Securities Company v. United States, Argued December 14–15, 1903 Decided March 14, 1904 ...
Northern Securities Company v. United States | |
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Argued December 14–15, 1903 Decided March 14, 1904 | |
Full case name | Northern Securities Company, et al., Apts. v. United States |
Citations | 193 U.S. 197 (more) 24 S. Ct. 436; 48 L. Ed. 679 |
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Case opinions | |
Plurality | Harlan, joined by Brown, McKenna, Day |
Concurrence | Brewer (in judgment) |
Dissent | White, joined by Fuller, Peckham, Holmes |
Dissent | Holmes, joined by Fuller, White, Peckham |
Laws applied | |
Sherman Antitrust Act |
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