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Standard Oil Decision Hard Blow Against Rockefeller Trust
The Missouri circuit court ruling dissolves the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and bars its members from pursuing similar monopolies. The decision, written by Justice Walter H. Sanborn, may be appealed but could lead to criminal prosecutions and triple damages. public opinion grows against oppressive trusts and signals a broader push to enforce antitrust law, with the case against the tobacco trust linked for potential concurrent review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Edgerton
Standard Oil Company
United States Circuit Court of
Eastern District of Missouri
Northern Securities
United States Supreme Court
Walter H. Sanborn
Circuit Court
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Rockefeller and
Archbold
John D
United States
Supreme Court
Trust
Rockefeller
Sam
New York
Uncle Sam
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Sanborn
Landis
Tobacco Trust
Frank B. Kellogg