DFT: Complete Barber Type Set (1892-1916) Coin Album
Antitrust and the Rule of Reason. In Standard Oil Co. v. United States (1911), the Supreme Court held that the company had unlawfully monopolized interstate petroleum commerce and ordered its dissolution. The decision adopted the “rule of reason,” confirming federal authority to restrain anti-competitive uses of corporate property while limiting the Sherman Act to unreasonable restraints of trade. The Court found violations of the Sherman Act and ordered the enterprise divided.
Antitrust and the Rule of Reason. In Standard Oil Co. v. United States (1911), the Supreme Court held that the company had unlawfully monopolized interstate petroleum commerce and ordered its dissolution. The decision adopted the “rule of reason,” confirming federal authority to restrain anti-competitive uses of corporate property while limiting the Sherman Act to unreasonable restraints of trade. The Court found violations of the Sherman Act and ordered the enterprise divided.