United States v. American Tobacco Company (221 U.S. 106)

Reargued January 6, 9, 10, 11, and 12, 1911.

Decided May 29, 1911.

[Syllabus from pages 106-108 intentionally omitted]

Mr. J. C. McReynolds and Attorney General Wickersham for the United States on original argument.

[Argument of Counsel from pages 108-124 intentionally omitted]

Messrs. DeLancey Nicoll, John G. Johnson, William J. Wallace, W. W. Fuller, Junius Parker, and Mr. W. Bourke Cockran (by special leave) for the American Tobacco Company.

[Argument of Counsel from pages 124-133 intentionally omitted]

Messrs. William B. Hornblower, John Pickrell, William W. Miller, and Morgan M. Mann for the Imperial Tobacco Company.

[Argument of Counsel from pages 133-141 intentionally omitted]

Messrs. Sol. M. Stroock, and Stroock & Stroock for the United Cigar Stores Company.

Messrs. Charles R. Carruth, Charles J. McDermott, C. B. Watson, James T. Morehead, and A. J. Burton for R. P. Richardson, Jr., & Company.

Messrs. J. Parker Kirlin and Thomas Thacher (by special leave) for defendants in Thomsen v. Union Castle S. S.C.ompany.

Mr. J. C. McReynolds and Attorney General Wickersham for the United States on reargument.

Messrs. DeLancey Nicoll, John G. Johnson, Junius Parker, William J. Wallace, W. W. Fuller, and William M. Ivins for the American Tobacco Company.

Messrs. William B. Hornblower, John Pickrell, William W. Miller, and Morgan M. Mann for the Imperial Tobacco Company.

Mr. Sol. M. Stroock for the United Cigar Stores Company.

Mr. Chief Justice White delivered the opinion of the court: