Event
Standard Oil fine of 1907
A U.S. court fined Standard Oil of Indiana $29,240,000 for taking a rate lower than the published one. The judgment was reversed in 1908.
- Dates
- 3 Aug 1907
- Place
- Whiting, Indiana
Connections 3
involved
- Standard Oil Company of Indiana Primary record 1
- Kenesaw Mountain Landis judge Primary record 1
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed the judgment Primary record 2
Timeline 1 date
- 3 Aug 1907 Standard Oil fine of 1907
Proof 2 sources
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United States v. Standard Oil Co. of Indiana, 155 F. 305 (N.D. Ill.) (Judge Landis, sentence), U.S. District Court, N.D. Illinois (text via Harvard Caselaw Access Project), 3 Aug 1907.
Primary record
It is the judgment and sentence of the court that the defendant, Standard Oil Company, pay a fine of $29,240,000.
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Standard Oil Co. of Indiana v. United States, 164 F. 376 (7th Cir.), U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit (text via Harvard Caselaw Access Project), 22 Jul 1908.
Primary record
The judgment of the District Court is reversed and the case remanded with instructions to grant a new trial, and proceed further in accordance with this opinion.
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