United States v. Brims, 272 U.S. 549 (1926)

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United States v. Brims

No. 212

Argued October 8,1926
Decided November 23, 1926
272 U.S. 549

CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT

1. A conspiracy of manufacturers of millwork, building contractors, and union carpenters, to check competition from non-union-made millwork coming from other states, to accomplish which the manufacturers and contractors were to employ only union carpenters, who would refuse to install the non-union millwork, is a violation of the Anti-Trust Act. P. 551.

2. It is a matter of no consequence that the purpose was to shut out non-union millwork made within the state as well as that made without. P. 552.

3. The crime of restraining interstate commerce through combination is not condoned by inclusion of intrastate commerce as well. P. 553.

4. Upon certiorari, when the grounds of the circuit court of appeals for reversing the district court are found erroneous, this Court may reverse the judgment and remand the case to the circuit court of appeals for examination of the other assignments of error which it did not pass upon. P. 553.

6 F.2d 98 reversed.

Certiorari (269 U.S. 545) to a judgment of the circuit court of appeals reversing a conviction under the Sherman Act.