Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-11-12 | Page 3 | Oil Firms Sued for Trust Violations

OIL FIRMS SUED FOR TRUST VIOLATIONS By Dv rm AUSTIN Texas Nov 13 Suits 14 Suits for tor penalties aggregating a maximum maximum maximum maxi maxi- mum of on charges of evasion ulon of or Texas antitrust and corporation corporation cor cor- laws were filed today against 18 leading oil companies and organizations The suit Butt were filed by Attorney General James V. V Allred in Fifty Fifty- third district court The Standard Oil companies of New York New Jersey and Call Call- the American Petroleum institute institute in in- the Texas Petroleum Marketers Marketers Marketers' Mark Mark- eters eters' association and 13 other leading leading lead lead- ing oil all organizations were named Forfeiture of or charters of the tho domestic do do- corporations and cancellation of permits of foreign companies todo to todo todo do business business' in Texas were asked inthe in inthe inthe the suits