antitrust case Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States

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The antitrust case Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States was a landmark 1911 U.S. Supreme Court decision that broke up John D. Rockefeller’s oil monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act, reshaping American corporate and competition law.

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instanceOf United States Supreme Court case
antitrust case
landmark decision
appliedStatute Sherman Act Section 1
Sherman Act Section 2
Sherman Antitrust Act
areaOfLaw United States antitrust law
United States corporate regulation
chiefJustice Edward Douglass White
citation 221 U.S. 1
concernsCompany Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
concernsIndustry oil industry
concernsMarket petroleum refining and distribution
country United States of America
court Supreme Court of the United States
decisionDate 1911-05-15
decisionType majority decision
defendant Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Standard Oil Trust
linked to: Standard Oil
dissentingJustice John Marshall Harlan
fullCaseName Standard Oil Company of New Jersey et al. v. United States
historicalEra Progressive Era
historicalSignificance considered a foundational case in U.S. antitrust jurisprudence
marked a turning point in federal regulation of large corporations
holding Standard Oil Company of New Jersey was found to have violated the Sherman Antitrust Act
influenced development of the rule of reason in antitrust analysis
introducedDoctrine rule of reason
jurisdiction United States federal law
legalPrinciple only unreasonable restraints of trade violate the Sherman Act
legalSubject antitrust law
competition law
corporate law
locationOfCourt Washington, D.C.
majorityOpinionBy Edward Douglass White
plaintiff United States
precedentFor subsequent antitrust enforcement against large trusts
relatedCase United States v. American Tobacco Co.
relatedMovement trust-busting movement
relatedPerson John D. Rockefeller
remedy breakup of Standard Oil Trust into separate companies
dissolution of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
result Standard Oil monopoly was dismantled
creation of multiple regional successor oil companies
reshaped American antitrust enforcement
timePeriod early 20th century
vote 8–1
yearDecided 1911

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John D. Rockefeller subjectOf antitrust case Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States
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Standard Oil dissolutionDecision Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States
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Sherman Antitrust Act landmarkCase Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States
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Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States fullCaseName Standard Oil Company of New Jersey et al. v. United States
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Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States holding Standard Oil Company of New Jersey was found to have violated the Sherman Antitrust Act
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United States v. American Tobacco Co. relatedCase Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States
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United States v. American Tobacco Co. decidedSameDayAs Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States
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Edward Douglass White notableWork Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States
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