The court ruled in favor of the United States and held that a business combination was illegal when it was engaged in unreasonable restraint to trade. Rockefeller, the countries wealthiest businessman. The most contentious business case at the time to reach the Supreme Court saw the United States government take on the countries largest corporation (Standard Oil) and John D.
United States was a Supreme Court case that tested the strength of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890.
