Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co. of California

Infobox SCOTUS case
Litigants=Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co. of Cal.
ArgueDate=October 21
ArgueYear=1971
DecideDate=March 1
DecideYear=1972
FullName=Hawaii v. Standard Oil Company of California, et al.
USVol=405
USPage=251
Citation=92 S.Ct. 885; 31 L.Ed.2d 184
Prior=Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Subsequent=
Holding=Section 4 of the Clayton Act does not authorize a State to sue for damages for an injury to its general economy allegedly attributable to a violation of the antitrust laws.
SCOTUS=1972-1975
Majority=Marshall
JoinMajority=Burger, Stewart, White, Blackmun
Dissent=Douglas
Dissent2=Brennan
NotParticipating=Powell, Rehnquist
LawsApplied=

"Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co. of Cal.", 405 U.S. 251 (1972), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court which held that Section 4 of the Clayton Antitrust Act does not authorize a U.S. state to sue for damages for an injury to its general economy allegedly attributable to a violation of the United States antitrust law.

ee also

*List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 405

Further reading

*cite journal |last=Blechman |first=Michael D. |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1972 |month= |title=Class Actions—A Reappraisal in Light of "Hawaii v. Standard Oil" |journal=Journal of Air Law and Commerce |volume=38 |issue= |pages=389 |issn=00218642 |url= |accessdate= |quote=
*cite journal |last=Fuller |first=D. M. |authorlink= |coauthors=Condo, J. A. |year=1972 |month= |title="Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co.": Aloha to Parens Patriae? |journal=Catholic University Law Review |volume=22 |issue= |pages=156 |issn=00088390 |url= |accessdate= |quote=

External links

* [http://www.enfacto.com/case/U.S./405/251/ Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co. of California, 405 U.S. 251 (1972)] (opinion full text).