antitrust equity suit
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Definitions from Case Law
From 332 U.S. 392 - International Salt Co. v. United States · 1947Most cited · 2,041 citing opinions
In an equity suit, the end to be served is not punishment of past transgression, nor is it merely to end specific illegal practices. A public interest served by such civil suits is that they effectively pry open to competition a market that has been closed by defendants' illegal restraints.