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Hughes v. United States (342 U.S. 353…

Evidence might show that a sale by Hughes is indispensable if competition is to be preserved. However, in section V the parties and the District Court provided their own detailed plan to neutralize the evils from such ownership. Whatever justification there may be now or hereafter for new terms that require a sale of Hughes' stock, we think there is no fair support for reading that requirement into the language of section V. The District Court's order cannot be supported by reliance on such an interpretation.
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Hughes v. United States (342 U.S. 353…

Their agreement was embodied in the consent decree, becoming section V. This section of the decree, set out below, [1] is the center of the present controversy. It provides that Hughes may 'either' (A) sell his stock in one or the other of the two newly formed companies, 'or' (B) deposit such stock with a court-designated trustee under a voting trust agreement to remain in force until Hughes shall have sold his stock in one of the companies.
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