American Banana Company v. United Fruit Company
United States Supreme Court
213 U.S. 347 (1909)
Relevant factsFree
American Banana (plaintiff) alleged United Fruit (defendant) conspired with the Costa Rican government to seize American Banana's Panama plantation through Costa Rican legal and military action, and separately alleged United Fruit monopolized the banana trade; American Banana didn't claim United Fruit's conduct violated Panamanian or Costa Rican law, relying solely on the Sherman Act.
IssueFree
Whether the Sherman Act can be used to regulate conduct by foreign governments.
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