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Standard Oil Antitrust Breakup
Also Known As Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States The formal case name of the 1911 Supreme Court antitrust ruling, as distinct from the plain-English event name used elsewhere on this atlas.
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The 1911 U.S. Supreme Court ruling under the Sherman Antitrust Act that Standard Oil was an illegal monopoly, ordering it split into 39 independent companies, the largest being the future Exxon and Mobil.
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The 1999 merger reunited Exxon and Mobil, two of the largest successor firms the 1911 antitrust breakup created.
Rockefeller was the founder and controlling figure of the company this ruling broke up.
The company this 1911 ruling dissolved into 39 successors.
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1. Wikipedia, Standard Oil
Wikipediasection on the 1911 antitrust rulingQuote, section on the 1911 antitrust ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Standard Oil an illegal monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act and ordered the company divided into 39 independent entities.
1. Wikipedia, Standard Oil
WikipediaCase citationQuote, Case citation
Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States
1. Wikipedia, Standard Oil
WikipediaAssociated With: Standard Oil, History sectionQuote, Associated With: Standard Oil, History section
On May 15, 1911, the US Supreme Court upheld the lower court judgment and declared the Standard Oil group to be an 'unreasonable' monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act, Section II.
1. Wikipedia, Standard Oil
WikipediaAssociated With: John D. Rockefeller, History sectionQuote, Associated With: John D. Rockefeller, History section
On May 15, 1911, the US Supreme Court upheld the lower court judgment and declared the Standard Oil group to be an 'unreasonable' monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act, Section II.
Wikipedia, ExxonMobil
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