Loewe v. Lawlor | |
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Argued December 4–5, 1907 Decided February 3, 1908 | |
Full case name | Deitrich Loewe et al. v. Martin Lawlor et al. |
Citations | 208 U.S. 274 (more) 28 S. Ct. 301; 52 L. Ed. 488; 1908 U.S. LEXIS 1769 |
Case history | |
Prior | Certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
Holding | |
The Sherman Antitrust Act prohibits any combination whatever to secure action which essentially obstructs the free flow of commerce between the states, or restricts the liberty of a trader to engage in business. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Fuller, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
Sherman Antitrust Act |
Loewe v. Lawlor, 208 U.S. 274 (1908), also referred to as the Danbury Hatters' Case, is a United States Supreme Court case in United States labor law concerning the application of antitrust laws to labor unions.[1] The Court's decision effectively outlawed the secondary boycott as a violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act, despite union arguments that their actions affected only intrastate commerce.[2] It was also decided that individual unionists could be held personally liable for damages incurred by the activities of their union.[3]