the case of united states v ec knight
United States v. E. C. Knight Co. United States v. E. C. Knight Co., 156 U.S. 1 (1895)[1] also known as the "Sugar Trust Case," was a United States Supreme Court case that limited the government's power to control monopolies. The case, which was the first heard by the Supreme Court concerning the Sherman Antitrust Act, was argued on October 24, 1894 and the decision was issued on January 21, 1895.