Pittsburgh Athletic Co. v. KQV Broadcasting Co.

SCHOONMAKER, District Judge.

This is an action in equity in which plaintiffs ask for a preliminary injunction to restrain defendant from broadcasting play-by-play reports and descriptions of baseball games played by the “Pirates,” a professional baseball team owned by Pittsburgh Athletic Company, both at its home baseball park in Pittsburgh, known as “Forbes Field,” and at baseball parks in other cities.

The plaintiffs have moved for a preliminary injunction pendente lite. This motion was heard on the bill of complaint, injunction affidavits, and counter-affidavits.

The bill of complaint-was…