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347 U.S. 198 74 Supreme Court Reporter 455 98 L.Ed. 627 UNITED STATESv.EMPLOYING LATHERS ASS'N OF CHICAGO AND VICINITY et al. Number 439. Argued Feb. 3, 1954. Decided March 8, Mr. Charles or Haw. Hawai‘i Reports KFH45 A2 Weston, Washington, D.C., for appellant. Leo Federal KF105 F3 Tierney, Chicago, Ill., appellees Employing Lathers Association Messrs. Lester Asher, Nathan M. Cohen and Robert S. Fiffer, appellee Local 74, etc. Justice BLACK delivered the opinion of Court. 1 This civil action was brought by Government in a District Illinois against appellees, trade association Chicago lathing contractors, two its member local labor union composed lathers. The complaint charged violation § Sherman Act which forbids combinations conspiracies restraint commerce among states. 15 United States Code KF62 1, Annotated KF65 U5 1.* dismissed on ground that it failed to state cause relief could be granted. At same time reason similar charging plasterers' with violating Act. Both cases were here direct appeal under authority 29, 29. We have just reversed Court's dismissal plastering group, versus Plasterers' 186, 452. Despite some differences complaints, reasons reversing case are equally applicable here. shows: 2 A substantial quantity material used jobs is produced states other than Illinois, sold producers building dealers, shipped interstate either dealers their contractor customers, finally his use jobs. alleged conspiracy these contractors whose members do actual lathing. combination, according complaint, has achieved almost complete mastery over business area. It limits number prescribes qualifications, decides who meets standards prescribed, excludes persons from varied grounds, including arbitrary racial standards, assigns each contractor. All allegations more show suppression competition business. 3 charges an effect combination been '(i)nterstate related materials unlawfully restrained.' Other emphasize this charge asserting any upon work 'necessarily directly restrains affects flow materials, * *.' 4 does can granted proper proof. 5 Reversed. 6 MINTON DOUGLAS dissenting, see 456. also Act, 2, but claim not pressed

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