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GEORGIA V. EVANS, 316 U. S. 159 (1942)
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Georgia v. Evans, 316 U.S. 159 (1942)
Georgia v. Evans
No. 872
Argued April 14, 1942
Decided April 27, 1942
316 U.S. 159
Syllabus
A State is a "person" within the meaning of § 7 of the Sherman Act, and entitled thereby to sue for treble damages when, as a purchaser of asphalt, it is injured by a combination suppressing competition and fixing prices of that commodity in interstate commerce. United States v. Cooper Corp., 312 U. S. 600, distinguished. P. 162.
123 F.2d 57, reversed. chanrobles.com-red
Certiorari, 315 U.S. 792, to review the affirmance of a judgment dismissing an action for treble damages under § 7 of the Sherman Act.