

	A/at former/ap Du/np Pont/np official/nn became/vbd a/at General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl vice/nn president/nn and/cc set/vbd about/rb maximizing/vbg Du/np Pont's/np$ share/nn of/in the/at General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl market/nn ./.
Lines/nns of/in communications/nns were/bed established/vbn between/in the/at two/cd companies/nns and/cc several/ap Du/np Pont/np products/nns were/bed actively/rb promoted/vbn ./.
Within/in a/at few/ap years/nns various/jj Du/np Pont/np manufactured/vbn items/nns were/bed filling/vbg the/at entire/jj requirements/nns of/in from/in four/cd to/in seven/cd of/in General/nn-tl Motors'/nns$-tl eight/cd operating/vbg divisions/nns ./.
The/at Fisher/np-tl Body/nn-tl division/nn ,/, long/rb controlled/vbn by/in the/at Fisher/np brothers/nns under/in a/at voting/vbg trust/nn even/rb though/cs General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl owned/vbd a/at majority/nn of/in its/pp$ stock/nn ,/, followed/vbd an/at independent/jj course/nn for/in many/ap years/nns ,/, but/cc by/in 1947/cd and/cc 1948/cd ``/`` resistance/nn had/hvd collapsed/vbn ''/'' and/cc its/pp$ purchases/nns from/in Du/np Pont/np ``/`` compared/vbd favorably/rb ''/'' with/in purchases/nns by/in other/ap General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl divisions/nns ./.
Competitors/nns came/vbd to/to receive/vb higher/jjr percentage/nn of/in General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl business/nn in/in later/jjr years/nns ,/, but/cc it/pps is/bez ``/`` likely/jj ''/'' that/cs this/dt trend/nn stemmed/vbd ``/`` at/in least/ap in/in part/nn ''/'' from/in the/at needs/nns of/in General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl outstripping/vbg Du/np Pont's/np$ capacity/nn ./.
``/`` 

	The/at fact/nn that/wps sticks/vbz out/rp in/in this/dt voluminous/jj record/nn is/bez that/cs the/at bulk/nn of/in Du/np Pont's/np$ production/nn has/hvz always/rb supplied/vbn the/at largest/jjt part/nn of/in the/at requirements/nns of/in the/at one/cd customer/nn in/in the/at automobile/nn industry/nn connected/vbn to/in Du/np Pont/np by/in a/at stock/nn interest/nn ./.
The/at inference/nn is/bez overwhelming/jj that/cs Du/np Pont's/np$ commanding/vbg position/nn was/bedz promoted/vbn by/in its/pp$ stock/nn interest/nn and/cc was/bedz not/* gained/vbn solely/rb on/in competitive/jj merit/nn ''/'' ./.
353/cd-tl U./np-tl S./np-tl ,/, at/in 605/cd ./.


	This/dt Court/nn-tl agreed/vbd with/in the/at trial/nn court/nn ``/`` that/cs considerations/nns of/in price/nn ,/, quality/nn and/cc service/nn were/bed not/* overlooked/vbn by/in either/cc Du/np Pont/np or/cc General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl ''/'' ./.
353/cd-tl U./np-tl S./np-tl ,/, at/in 606/cd ./.
However/rb ,/, it/pps determined/vbd that/cs neither/cc this/dt factor/nn ,/, nor/cc ``/`` the/at fact/nn that/cs all/abn concerned/vbn in/in high/jj executive/nn posts/nns in/in both/abx companies/nns acted/vbd honorably/rb and/cc fairly/rb ,/, each/dt in/in the/at honest/jj conviction/nn that/cs his/pp$ actions/nns were/bed in/in the/at best/jjt interests/nns of/in his/pp$ own/jj company/nn and/cc without/in any/dti design/nn to/to overreach/vb anyone/pn ,/, including/in Du/np Pont's/np$ competitors/nns ''/'' ,/, outweighed/vbd the/at Government's/nn$-tl claim/nn for/in relief/nn ./.
This/dt claim/nn ,/, as/cs submitted/vbn to/in the/at District/nn-tl Court/nn-tl and/cc dismissed/vbn by/in it/ppo ,/, 126/cd F.Supp.235/np ,/, alleged/vbd violation/nn not/* only/rb of/in 7/nn of/in the/at Clayton/np-tl Act/nn-tl ,/, but/cc also/rb of/in 1/nn and/cc 2/cd of/in the/at Sherman/np-tl Act/nn-tl ./.
The/at latter/ap provisions/nns proscribe/vb any/dti contract/nn ,/, combination/nn ,/, or/cc conspiracy/nn in/in restraint/nn of/in interstate/jj or/cc foreign/jj trade/nn ,/, and/cc monopolization/nn of/in ,/, or/cc attempts/nns ,/, combinations/nns ,/, or/cc conspiracies/nns to/to monopolize/vb ,/, such/jj trade/nn ./.
However/rb ,/, this/dt Court/nn-tl put/vbd to/in one/cd side/nn without/in consideration/nn the/at Government's/nn$-tl appeal/nn from/in the/at dismissal/nn of/in its/pp$ Sherman/np-tl Act/nn-tl allegations/nns ./.
It/pps rested/vbd its/pp$ decision/nn solely/rb on/in 7/nn ,/, which/wdt reads/vbz in/in pertinent/jj part/nn :/: ``/`` 

	No/at corporation/nn engaged/vbn in/in commerce/nn shall/md acquire/vb ,/, directly/rb or/cc indirectly/rb ,/, the/at whole/nn or/cc any/dti part/nn of/in the/at stock/nn or/cc other/ap share/nn capital/nn of/in another/dt corporation/nn engaged/vbn also/rb in/in commerce/nn ,/, where/wrb the/at effect/nn of/in such/jj acquisition/nn may/md be/be to/to substantially/rb lessen/vb competition/nn between/in the/at corporation/nn whose/wp$ stock/nn is/bez so/rb acquired/vbn and/cc the/at corporation/nn making/vbg the/at acquisition/nn ,/, or/cc to/to restrain/vb such/jj commerce/nn in/in any/dti section/nn or/cc community/nn ,/, or/cc tend/vb to/to create/vb a/at monopoly/nn of/in any/dti line/nn of/in commerce/nn ./.


	This/dt section/nn shall/md not/* apply/vb to/in corporations/nns purchasing/vbg such/jj stock/nn solely/rb for/in investment/nn and/cc not/* using/vbg the/at same/ap by/in voting/vbg or/cc otherwise/rb to/to bring/vb about/rp ,/, or/cc in/in attempting/vbg to/to bring/vb about/rp ,/, the/at substantial/jj lessening/nn of/in competition/nn ./.
''/'' 

	The/at purpose/nn of/in this/dt provision/nn was/bedz thus/rb explained/vbn in/in the/at Court's/nn$-tl opinion/nn :/: ``/`` 

	Section/nn-tl 7/cd-tl is/bez designed/vbn to/to arrest/vb in/in its/pp$ incipiency/nn not/* only/rb the/at substantial/jj lessening/nn of/in competition/nn from/in the/at acquisition/nn by/in one/cd corporation/nn of/in the/at whole/nn or/cc any/dti part/nn of/in the/at stock/nn of/in a/at competing/vbg corporation/nn ,/, but/cc also/rb to/to arrest/vb in/in their/pp$ incipiency/nn restraints/nns or/cc monopolies/nns in/in a/at relevant/jj market/nn which/wdt ,/, as/cs a/at reasonable/jj probability/nn ,/, appear/vb at/in the/at time/nn of/in suit/nn likely/jj to/to result/vb from/in the/at acquisition/nn by/in one/cd corporation/nn of/in all/abn or/cc any/dti part/nn of/in the/at stock/nn of/in any/dti other/ap corporation/nn ./.
The/at section/nn is/bez violated/vbn whether/cs or/cc not/* actual/jj restraints/nns or/cc monopolies/nns ,/, or/cc the/at substantial/jj lessening/nn of/in competition/nn ,/, have/hv occurred/vbn or/cc are/ber intended/vbn ./.
''/'' 353/cd-tl U./np-tl S./np-tl ,/, at/in 589/cd ./.


	Thus/rb ,/, a/at finding/nn of/in conspiracy/nn to/to restrain/vb trade/nn or/cc attempt/vb to/to monopolize/vb was/bedz excluded/vbn from/in the/at Court's/nn$-tl decision/nn ./.
Indeed/rb ,/, as/cs already/rb noted/vbn ,/, the/at Court/nn-tl proceeded/vbd on/in the/at assumption/nn that/cs the/at executives/nns involved/vbn in/in the/at dealings/nns between/in Du/np Pont/np and/cc General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl acted/vbd ``/`` honorably/rb and/cc fairly/rb ''/'' and/cc exercised/vbd their/pp$ business/nn judgment/nn only/rb to/to serve/vb what/wdt they/ppss deemed/vbd the/at best/jjt interests/nns of/in their/pp$ own/jj companies/nns ./.
This/dt ,/, however/rb ,/, did/dod not/* bar/vb finding/vbg that/cs Du/np Pont/np had/hvd become/vbn pre-eminent/jj as/cs a/at supplier/nn of/in automotive/jj fabrics/nns and/cc finishes/nns to/in General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl ;/. ;/.
that/cs these/dts products/nns constituted/vbd a/at ``/`` line/nn of/in commerce/nn ''/'' within/in the/at meaning/nn of/in the/at Clayton/np-tl Act/nn-tl ;/. ;/.
that/cs General/nn-tl Motors'/nns$-tl share/nn of/in the/at market/nn for/in these/dts products/nns was/bedz substantial/jj ;/. ;/.
and/cc that/dt competition/nn for/in this/dt share/nn of/in the/at market/nn was/bedz endangered/vbn by/in the/at financial/jj relationship/nn between/in the/at two/cd concerns/nns :/: ``/`` 

	The/at statutory/jj policy/nn of/in fostering/vbg free/jj competition/nn is/bez obviously/rb furthered/vbn when/wrb no/at supplier/nn has/hvz an/at advantage/nn over/in his/pp$ competitors/nns from/in an/at acquisition/nn of/in his/pp$ customer's/nn$ stock/nn likely/jj to/to have/hv the/at effects/nns condemned/vbn by/in the/at statute/nn ./.
We/ppss repeat/vb ,/, that/cs the/at test/nn of/in a/at violation/nn of/in 7/nn is/bez whether/cs ,/, at/in the/at time/nn of/in suit/nn ,/, there/ex is/bez a/at reasonable/jj probability/nn that/cs the/at acquisition/nn is/bez likely/jj to/to result/vb in/in the/at condemned/vbn restraints/nns ./.
The/at conclusion/nn upon/in this/dt record/nn is/bez inescapable/jj that/cs such/jj likelihood/nn was/bedz proved/vbn as/in to/in this/dt acquisition/nn ./.
''/'' 353/cd-tl U./np-tl S./np-tl ,/, at/in 607/cd ./.


	On/in the/at basis/nn of/in the/at findings/nns which/wdt led/vbd to/in this/dt conclusion/nn ,/, the/at Court/nn-tl remanded/vbd the/at case/nn to/in the/at District/nn-tl Court/nn-tl to/to determine/vb the/at appropriate/jj relief/nn ./.
The/at sole/jj guidance/nn given/vbn the/at Court/nn-tl for/in discharging/vbg the/at task/nn committed/vbn to/in it/ppo was/bedz this/dt :/: ``/`` 

	The/at judgment/nn must/md therefore/rb be/be reversed/vbn and/cc the/at cause/nn remanded/vbn to/in the/at District/nn-tl Court/nn-tl for/in a/at determination/nn ,/, after/in further/rbr hearing/nn ,/, of/in the/at equitable/jj relief/nn necessary/jj and/cc appropriate/jj in/in the/at public/jj interest/nn to/to eliminate/vb the/at effects/nns of/in the/at acquisition/nn offensive/jj to/in the/at statute/nn ./.
The/at District/nn-tl Courts/nns-tl ,/, in/in the/at framing/nn of/in equitable/jj decrees/nns ,/, are/ber clothed/vbn '/' with/in large/jj discretion/nn to/to model/jj their/pp$ judgements/nns to/to fit/vb the/at exigencies/nns of/in the/at particular/jj case/nn ./.
International/jj-tl Salt/nn-tl Co./nn-tl v./in United/vbn-tl States/nns-tl ,/, 332/cd-tl U./np-tl S./np-tl 392/cd-tl ,/, 400-401/np ''/'' ./.
353/cd-tl U./np-tl S./np-tl ,/, at/in 607-608/cd ./.


	This/dt brings/vbz us/ppo to/in the/at course/nn of/in the/at proceedings/nns in/in the/at District/nn-tl Court/nn-tl ./.



2/cd-hl ./.-hl

This/dt Court's/nn$-tl judgment/nn was/bedz filed/vbn in/in the/at District/nn-tl Court/nn-tl on/in July/np 18/cd ,/, 1957/cd ./.
The/at first/od pretrial/jj conference/nn --/-- held/vbn to/to appoint/vb amici/fw-nns curiae/fw-nn$ to/to represent/vb the/at interest/nn of/in the/at stockholders/nns of/in Du/np Pont/np and/cc General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl and/cc to/to consider/vb the/at procedure/nn to/to be/be followed/vbn in/in the/at subsequent/jj hearings/nns --/-- took/vbd place/nn on/in September/np 25/cd ,/, 1957/cd ./.
At/in the/at outset/nn ,/, the/at Government's/nn$-tl spokesman/nn explained/vbd that/cs counsel/nn for/in the/at Government/nn-tl and/cc for/in Du/np Pont/np had/hvd already/rb held/vbn preliminary/jj discussions/nns with/in a/at view/nn to/in arriving/vbg at/in a/at relief/nn plan/nn that/wpo both/abx sides/nns could/md recommend/vb to/in the/at court/nn ./.
Du/np Pont/np ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, had/hvd proposed/vbn disenfranchisement/nn of/in its/pp$ General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl stock/nn along/rb with/in other/ap restrictions/nns on/in the/at Du/np Pont/np -/in General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl relationship/nn ./.
The/at Government/nn-tl ,/, deeming/vbg these/dts suggestions/nns inadequate/jj ,/, had/hvd urged/vbn that/cs any/dti judgment/nn include/vb divestiture/nn of/in Du/np Pont's/np$ shares/nns of/in General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl ./.
Counsel/nn for/in the/at Government/nn-tl invited/vbd Du/np Pont's/np$ views/nns on/in this/dt proposal/nn before/cs recommending/vbg a/at specific/jj program/nn ,/, but/cc stated/vbd that/cs if/cs the/at court/nn desired/vbd ,/, or/cc if/cs counsel/nn for/in Du/np Pont/np thought/vbd further/ap discussion/nn would/md not/* be/be profitable/jj ,/, the/at Government/nn-tl was/bedz prepared/vbn to/to submit/vb a/at plan/nn within/in thirty/cd days/nns ./.


	Counsel/nn for/in Du/np Pont/np indicated/vbd a/at preference/nn for/in the/at submission/nn of/in detailed/vbn plans/nns by/in both/abx sides/nns at/in an/at early/jj date/nn ./.
No/at previous/jj antitrust/jj case/nn ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, had/hvd involved/vbn interests/nns of/in such/jj magnitude/nn or/cc presented/vbn such/ql complex/jj problems/nns of/in relief/nn ./.
The/at submission/nn of/in detailed/vbn plans/nns would/md place/vb the/at issues/nns before/in the/at court/nn more/ql readily/rb than/cs would/md discussion/nn of/in divestiture/nn or/cc disenfranchisement/nn in/in the/at abstract/jj ./.
The/at Court/nn-tl adopted/vbd this/dt procedure/nn with/in an/at appropriate/jj time/nn schedule/nn for/in carrying/vbg it/ppo out/rp ./.


	The/at Government/nn-tl submitted/vbd its/pp$ proposed/vbn decree/nn on/in October/np 25/cd ,/, 1957/cd ./.
The/at plan/nn called/vbd for/in divestiture/nn by/in Du/np Pont/np of/in its/pp$ 63,000,000/cd shares/nns of/in General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl stock/nn by/in equal/jj annual/jj distributions/nns to/in its/pp$ stockholders/nns ,/, as/cs a/at dividend/nn ,/, over/in a/at period/nn of/in ten/cd years/nns ./.
Christiana/np-tl Securities/nns-tl Company/nn-tl and/cc Delaware/np-tl Realty/nn-tl &/cc-tl Investment/nn-tl Company/nn-tl ,/, major/jj stockholders/nns in/in Du/np Pont/np ,/, and/cc the/at stockholders/nns of/in Delaware/np were/bed dealt/vbn with/in specially/rb by/in provisions/nns requiring/vbg the/at annual/jj sale/nn by/in a/at trustee/nn ,/, again/rb over/in a/at ten-year/jj period/nn ,/, of/in Du/np Pont's/np$ General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl stock/nn allocable/jj to/in them/ppo ,/, as/ql well/rb as/cs any/dti General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl stock/nn which/wdt Christiana/np and/cc Delaware/np owned/vbd outright/rb ./.
If/cs ,/, in/in the/at trustee's/nn$ judgment/nn ,/, ``/`` reasonable/jj market/nn conditions/nns ''/'' did/dod not/* prevail/vb during/in any/dti given/vbn year/nn ,/, he/pps was/bedz to/to be/be allowed/vbn to/to petition/vb the/at court/nn for/in an/at extension/nn of/in time/nn within/in the/at ten-year/jj period/nn ./.
In/in addition/nn ,/, the/at right/nn to/to vote/vb the/at General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl stock/nn held/vbn by/in Du/np Pont/np was/bedz to/to be/be vested/vbn in/in Du/np Pont's/np$ stockholders/nns ,/, other/ap than/cs Christiana/np and/cc Delaware/np and/cc the/at stockholders/nns of/in Delaware/np ;/. ;/.
Du/np Pont/np ,/, Christiana/np ,/, and/cc Delaware/np were/bed to/to be/be enjoined/vbn from/in acquiring/vbg stock/nn in/in or/cc exercising/vbg control/nn over/in General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl ;/. ;/.
Du/np Pont/np ,/, Christiana/np ,/, and/cc Delaware/np were/bed to/to be/be prohibited/vbn to/to have/hv any/dti director/nn or/cc officer/nn in/in common/jj with/in General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl ,/, and/cc vice/rb versa/rb ;/. ;/.
and/cc General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl and/cc Du/np Pont/np were/bed to/to be/be ordered/vbn to/to terminate/vb any/dti agreement/nn that/wps provided/vbd for/in the/at purchase/nn by/in General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl of/in any/dti specified/vbn percentage/nn of/in its/pp$ requirements/nns of/in any/dti Du/np Pont/np manufactured/vbn product/nn ,/, or/cc for/in the/at grant/nn of/in exclusive/jj patent/nn rights/nns ,/, or/cc for/in a/at grant/nn by/in General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl to/in Du/np Pont/np of/in a/at preferential/jj right/nn to/to make/vb or/cc sell/vb any/dti chemical/nn discovery/nn of/in General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl ,/, or/cc for/in the/at maintenance/nn of/in any/dti joint/jj commercial/jj enterprise/nn by/in the/at two/cd companies/nns ./.


	On/in motion/nn of/in the/at Amici/fw-nns-tl Curiae/fw-nn$-tl ,/, the/at court/nn directed/vbd that/cs a/at ruling/nn be/be obtained/vbn from/in the/at Commissioner/nn-tl of/in-tl Internal/jj-tl Revenue/nn-tl as/in to/in the/at federal/jj income/nn tax/nn consequences/nns of/in the/at Government's/nn$-tl plan/nn ./.
On/in May/np 9/cd ,/, 1958/cd ,/, the/at Commissioner/nn-tl announced/vbd his/pp$ rulings/nns ./.
The/at annual/jj dividends/nns paid/vbn to/in Du/np Pont/np stockholders/nns in/in shares/nns of/in General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl stock/nn would/md be/be taxable/jj as/cs ordinary/jj income/nn to/in the/at extent/nn of/in Du/np Pont's/np$ earnings/nns and/cc profits/nns ./.
The/at measure/nn ,/, for/in federal/jj income/nn tax/nn purposes/nns ,/, of/in the/at dividend/nn to/in individual/jj stockholders/nns would/md be/be the/at fair/jj market/nn value/nn of/in the/at shares/nns at/in the/at time/nn of/in each/dt annual/jj distribution/nn ./.
In/in the/at case/nn of/in taxpaying/jj corporate/jj stockholders/nns ,/, the/at measure/nn would/md be/be the/at lesser/jjr of/in the/at fair/jj market/nn value/nn of/in the/at shares/nns or/cc Du/np Pont's/np$ tax/nn basis/nn for/in them/ppo ,/, which/wdt is/bez approximately/rb $2.09/nns per/in share/nn ./.
The/at forced/vbn sale/nn of/in the/at General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl stock/nn owned/vbn by/in or/cc allocable/jj to/in Christiana/np ,/, Delaware/np ,/, and/cc the/at stockholders/nns of/in Delaware/np ,/, and/cc deposited/vbn with/in the/at trustee/nn ,/, would/md result/vb in/in a/at tax/nn to/in those/dts parties/nns at/in the/at capital/nn gains/nns rate/nn ./.


	Du/np Pont's/np$ counterproposal/nn was/bedz filed/vbn on/in May/np 14/cd ,/, 1958/cd ./.
Under/in its/pp$ plan/nn Du/np Pont/np would/md retain/vb its/pp$ General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl shares/nns but/cc be/be required/vbn to/to pass/vb on/rp to/in its/pp$ stockholders/nns the/at right/nn to/to vote/vb those/dts shares/nns ./.
Christiana/np and/cc Delaware/np would/md ,/, in/in turn/nn ,/, be/be required/vbn to/to pass/vb on/rp the/at voting/vbg rights/nns to/in the/at General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl shares/nns allocable/jj to/in them/ppo to/in their/pp$ own/jj stockholders/nns ./.
Du/np Pont/np would/md be/be enjoined/vbn from/in having/hvg as/cs a/at director/nn ,/, officer/nn ,/, or/cc employee/nn anyone/pn who/wps was/bedz simultaneously/rb an/at officer/nn or/cc employee/nn of/in General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl ,/, and/cc no/at director/nn ,/, officer/nn ,/, or/cc employee/nn of/in Du/np Pont/np could/md serve/vb as/cs a/at director/nn of/in General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl without/in court/nn approval/nn ./.
Du/np Pont/np would/md be/be denied/vbn the/at right/nn to/to acquire/vb any/dti additional/jj General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl stock/nn except/in through/in General/nn-tl Motors'/nns$-tl distributions/nns of/in stock/nn or/cc subscription/nn rights/nns to/in its/pp$ stockholders/nns ./.


	On/in June/np 6/cd ,/, 1958/cd ,/, General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl submitted/vbd its/pp$ objections/nns to/in the/at Government's/nn$-tl proposal/nn ./.
It/pps argued/vbd ,/, inter/fw-in alia/fw-nns ,/, that/cs a/at divestiture/nn order/nn would/md severely/rb depress/vb the/at market/nn value/nn of/in the/at stock/nn of/in both/abx General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl and/cc Du/np Pont/np ,/, with/in consequent/jj serious/jj loss/nn and/cc hardship/nn to/in hundreds/nns of/in thousands/nns of/in innocent/jj investors/nns ,/, among/in them/ppo thousands/nns of/in small/jj trusts/nns and/cc charitable/jj institutions/nns ;/. ;/.
that/cs there/ex would/md be/be a/at similar/jj decline/nn in/in the/at market/nn values/nns of/in other/ap automotive/jj and/cc chemical/nn stocks/nns ,/, with/in similar/jj losses/nns to/in the/at stockholders/nns of/in those/dts companies/nns ;/. ;/.
that/cs the/at tremendous/jj volume/nn of/in General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl stock/nn hanging/vbg over/in the/at market/nn for/in ten/cd years/nns would/md hamper/vb the/at efforts/nns of/in General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl and/cc other/ap automobile/nn manufacturers/nns to/to raise/vb equity/nn capital/nn ;/. ;/.
and/cc that/cs all/abn this/dt would/md have/hv a/at serious/jj adverse/jj effect/nn on/in the/at entire/jj stock/nn market/nn and/cc on/in general/jj business/nn activity/nn ./.
General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl comprehensively/rb contended/vbd that/cs the/at Government/nn-tl plan/nn would/md not/* be/be ``/`` in/in the/at public/jj interest/nn ''/'' as/cs required/vbn by/in the/at mandate/nn of/in this/dt Court/nn-tl ./.


	The/at decrees/nns proposed/vbn by/in the/at amici/fw-nns curiae/fw-nn$ were/bed filed/vbn in/in August/np of/in 1958/cd ./.
These/dts plans/nns ,/, like/cs Du/np Pont's/np$ ,/, contained/vbd provisions/nns for/in passing/vbg the/at vote/nn on/in Du/np Pont's/np$ General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl shares/nns on/rp to/in the/at ultimate/jj stockholders/nns of/in Du/np Pont/np ,/, Christiana/np ,/, and/cc Delaware/np ,/, except/in that/cs officers/nns and/cc directors/nns of/in the/at three/cd companies/nns ,/, their/pp$ spouses/nns ,/, and/cc other/ap people/nns living/vbg in/in their/pp$ households/nns ,/, as/ql well/rb as/cs other/ap specified/vbn persons/nns ,/, were/bed to/to be/be totally/rb disenfranchised/vbn ./.
Both/abx plans/nns also/rb prohibited/vbd common/jj directors/nns ,/, officers/nns ,/, or/cc employees/nns between/in Du/np Pont/np ,/, Christiana/np ,/, and/cc Delaware/np ,/, on/in the/at one/cd hand/nn ,/, and/cc General/nn-tl Motors/nns-tl on/in the/at other/ap ./.

