United States v. E. C. Knight Co.
1895 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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United States v. E. C. Knight Co., 156 U.S. 1 (1895), also known as the "Sugar Trust Case," was a United States Supreme Court antitrust case that severely limited the federal government's power to pursue antitrust actions under the Sherman Antitrust Act. In Chief Justice Melville Fuller's majority opinion, the Court held that the US Congress could not regulate manufacturing and thus gave state governments the sole power to take legal action against manufacturing monopolies.[1] The case has never been overruled, but in Swift & Co. v. United States and subsequent cases, the Court has held that Congress can regulate manufacturing when it affects interstate commerce.
United States v. E.C. Knight Co. | |
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Argued October 4, 1894 Decided January 21, 1895 | |
Full case name | United States v. E.C. Knight Co. |
Citations | 156 U.S. 1 (more) 15 S. Ct 249; 39 L. Ed. 325; 1895 U.S. LEXIS 2118 |
Case history | |
Prior | 60 F. 306 (C.C.E.D. Pa. 1894); affirmed, 60 F. 934 (3d Cir. 1894) |
Holding | |
Manufacturing is not considered an area that can be regulated by Congress pursuant to the commerce clause. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Fuller, joined by Field, Gray, Brewer, Brown, Shiras, Jackson, White |
Dissent | Harlan |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. Art. I, Sec 8. |