United States v. American Tobacco Co.

United States v. American Tobacco Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued January 3–6, 1910 Reargued January 9–12, 1911 Decided May 29, 1911
Full case name	United States v. American Tobacco Company
Citations	221 U.S. 106 (more) 31 S. Ct. 632; 55 L. Ed. 663
Case history
Prior	Appeals from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York
Holding
The combination in this case is one in restraint of trade and an attempt to monopolize the business of tobacco in interstate commerce within the prohibitions of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
Court membership
Chief Justice Edward D. White Associate Justices John M. Harlan · Joseph McKenna Oliver W. Holmes Jr. · William R. Day Horace H. Lurton · Charles E. Hughes Willis Van Devanter · Joseph R. Lamar
Case opinions
Majority	White, joined by McKenna, Holmes, Day, Lurton, Hughes, Van Devanter, Lamar
Concur/dissent	Harlan
Laws applied
Sherman Antitrust Act

United States v. American Tobacco Company, 221 U.S. 106 (1911), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court, which held that the combination in this case is one in restraint of trade and an attempt to monopolize the business of tobacco in interstate commerce within the prohibitions of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890. As a result, the American Tobacco Company was split into four competitors.