United States v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.
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Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:court_cases
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| gptkbp:case_number |
gptkb:No._1
part of a series of antitrust cases focused on antitrust violations involved transportation sector |
| gptkbp:case_outcome |
gptkb:majority_opinion
set precedent for future cases upheld antitrust principles prohibition of monopolistic practices shaped future antitrust litigation influenced future antitrust enforcement. majority opinion by Taft railroad's practices challenged railroad's practices deemed anti-competitive ruled against monopolistic behavior |
| gptkbp:case_significance |
important for antitrust law development
|
| gptkbp:case_types |
antitrust litigation
|
| gptkbp:consequences |
strengthened antitrust enforcement
implications for corporate regulation |
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States |
| gptkbp:date |
January 1914
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
|
| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_Oliver_Wendell_Holmes_Jr.
Holmes' dissenting opinion |
| gptkbp:docket_number |
1914-1
|
| gptkbp:effective_date |
March 1914
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Progressive Era reforms
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
significant in U. S. legal history
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United States v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.
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| gptkbp:impact |
influenced regulatory policies
|
| gptkbp:involved_parties |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Baltimore_&_Ohio_Railroad_Co. |
| gptkbp:judicial_review |
reviewed by Supreme Court
Justice William Howard Taft |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
federal
|
| gptkbp:legal_context |
context of early 20th century economy
|
| gptkbp:legal_framework |
influenced public policy
framework for evaluating monopolies affirmed antitrust enforcement actions |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
antitrust laws
|
| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
affirmed lower court ruling
affirmed the lower court's decision upheld antitrust laws |
| gptkbp:legal_principle |
prohibition of anti-competitive practices
|
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Justice
examined market dominance |
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Sherman_Antitrust_Act
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
ruling against the railroad
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
future antitrust cases
established standards for competition |
| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:Northern_Securities_Co._v._United_States
|
| gptkbp:significance |
impact on transportation industry
landmark case in U. S. law |
| gptkbp:year |
gptkb:1914
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Taft_Court
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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