1910's Law and Justice | Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. U.S.

Supreme Court decision

By: Edward D. White and John Marshall Harlan

Date: 1911

Source: White, Edward D., and John Marshall Harlan. Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. U.S., 221 U.S. 1 (1910). Available online at http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&v... website home page: http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com (accessed May 15, 2003).

About the Authors: Edward D. White (1845–1921) fought in the Confederate army in the Civil War. President Grover Cleveland appointed him associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in 1894, and President William Howard Taft elevated him to chief justice in 1911. John Marshall Harlan (1833–1911) was born in Kentucky and began his career as a lawyer and politician. He served on the...