L. Gilbert Cohen v. Curtis Publishing Company, Curtis Circulation Company, Cowles Magazines, Inc., and the Hearst Corporation

VOGEL, Circuit Judge.

On September 7, 1960, plaintiff-appellant commenced this private anti-trust action to recover treble damages in the amount of $900,000 against Curtis Publishing Company, Curtis Circulation Company, Time, Inc., Life Circulation Company, Cowles Magazines, Inc., The Hearst Corporation and Newsweek, Inc. The complaint charged a conspiracy among the various defendants to exclude the plaintiff from the sponsored circulations market and to allocate that market to themselves, all in violation of the Sherman and Clayton Anti-Trust Laws, 15 U.S.C.A. § 1 et seq. and 15 U.S.C.A. § 12…