Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

United Shoe MacHinery Corp. v. United States

347 U.S. 521

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1954-05-17
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • holding that United's lease provisions violated Sec. 4 of the Sherman Act
  • “it is doubtful whether sixty or sixty-four percent would be enough” of a market share to constitute a monopoly
  • any share less than 50% insufficient
  • defendants supplied 80% of vanadium ore

Citator

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Per Curiam.

The case having been fully argued and the Court being satisfied that the findings are justified by the evidence and support the decree, the judgment is affirmed.

Mr. Justice Jackson and Mr. Justice Clark did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.