United States v. Southern Railway Co.
GPTKB entity
Properties (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
court case
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| gptkbp:applicationNumber |
No. 1
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Southern_Railway's_practices_were_found_to_violate_the_Sherman_Act
Southern_Railway's_practices_deemed_anti-competitive. |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
antitrust case
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| gptkbp:citedBy |
226 U.S. 620
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
affirmed lower court ruling |
| gptkbp:date |
March 2, 1914
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
widely studied in law schools
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
early 20th century antitrust movement
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United States v. Southern Railway Co.
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| gptkbp:impact |
railroad industry regulations
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| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Southern_Railway_Company |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Oliver_Wendell_Holmes_Jr.
unanimous decision addressed the legality of railroad monopolies |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
federal jurisdiction
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| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Justice
antitrust laws influenced future antitrust cases monopolistic practices are illegal Southern_Railway's_legal_team Southern_Railway_required_to_change_practices influenced_the_interpretation_of_the_Sherman_Act |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Sherman Antitrust Act
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
resolved
available in legal archives still cited in antitrust discussions examined monopolistic behavior in transportation strengthened_federal_antitrust_enforcement |
| gptkbp:outcome |
ruled_in_favor_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_William_R._Day
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| gptkbp:precedent |
established antitrust enforcement standards
for future antitrust litigation |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:United_States_v._American_Tobacco_Co.
gptkb:United_States_v._E.C._Knight_Co. gptkb:Northern_Securities_Co._v._United_States gptkb:United_States_v._Reading_Co. |
| gptkbp:significance |
impact on transportation regulation
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| gptkbp:soundtrack |
January 12, 1914
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| gptkbp:year |
1914
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