United States v. United States Gypsum Company (340 U.S. 76)

See 340 U.S. 909, 71 S.Ct. 289.

Where summary decree was an adjudication of violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act by concerted action of defendants through fixed-price patent licenses, accepting as true the underlying facts in defendants' proof by proffer, the government was entitled only to relief based on that finding and the proffered facts. Sherman Anti-Trust Act, §§ 1-4, 15 U.S.C.A. §§ 1-4; Fed.Rules Civ.Proc. rule 56, 28 U.S.C.A.

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Mr. Charles H. Weston, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Mr. Bruce Bromley, New York City, for appellees United States Gypsum Co. et al.

Mr. Norman A. Miller, Chicago, Ill., for appellee Certain-Teed Products Corp.

Messrs. Andrew J. Dallstream, Chicago, Ill., Walter G. Moyle, Ralph P. Wanlass, Washington, D.C., Albert E. Hallett, Chicago, Ill., for appellee Celotex Corp.

Elmer E. Finck, Buffalo, N.Y., Joseph S. Rippey, Rochester, N.Y., David I. Johnston, Oklahoma City, Okl., for appellees National Gypsum Co. et al.

Mr. Justice REED delivered the opinion of the Court.