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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.
Antitrust and Regulatory Actions

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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Event Type
Antitrust breakup 1
Event Year
1911 1
Connections

Associated With

Exxon-Mobil Merger, Corporate Events

The 1999 merger reunited Exxon and Mobil, two of the largest successor firms the 1911 antitrust breakup created.

Source Wikipedia, ExxonMobil
John D. Rockefeller, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers

Rockefeller was the founder and controlling figure of the company this ruling broke up.

Source Wikipedia, Standard Oil
Legal Services Industry, Industries

The 1911 Supreme Court breakup of Standard Oil is a founding landmark of American antitrust legal practice.

Source Wikipedia, Standard Oil
Petroleum Industry, Industries
Source Wikipedia, Standard Oil
Standard Oil, Companies and Brands

The company this 1911 ruling dissolved into 39 successors.

Source Wikipedia, Standard Oil

Companies Involved

Standard Oil, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia, Standard Oil
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Standard Oil
Wikipedia
  • 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.
  • Case citation
    Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Associated With: Legal Services Industry, Monopoly charges and antitrust legislation 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.
  • Companies Involved: Standard Oil
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Wikipedia, ExxonMobil
WikipediaAssociated With: Exxon-Mobil MergerView the Source
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