Legal Opinion

Metropolitan Theatre Co. v. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided June 22, 1954PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BONDY, District Judge.

These are motions by the defendant, C. & F. Theatre Co., hereinafter referred to as C. & F., to quash service of the summons and complaint, to dismiss the action for lack of jurisdiction on the ground that C. & F. was not transacting business within this District within the meaning of Section 12 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C.A. § 22, and to vacate a notice by the plaintiff to take depositions in connection with plaintiff’s request for a hearing on the motion to dismiss.

This is an action under the anti-trust laws. Sixteen of the twenty named defendants were served in…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Eastman Kodak Co. v. Southern Photo Materials Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
  2. United States v. Scophony Corp. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. Mechanical Appliance Co. v. CastlemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  4. Sunbeam Corp. v. Payless Drug StoresDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1953
  5. Thomas v. Furness (Pacific) LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1948

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Blair v. City of WorcesterCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
  2. Goldlawr, Incorporated v. ShubertDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1958
  3. Rutter v. Louis Dreyfus CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1960
  4. Klishewich v. Mediterranean Agencies, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1966
  5. Frederick Cinema Corp. v. Interstate Theatres Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 1976

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