Legal Opinion
Federal Trade Commission v. Paramount Famous-Lasky Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 4, 1932No. 286PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANTON, Circuit Judge.
The Federal Trade Commission issued an order against the respondents, directing them to cease and desist from certain practices found by it to constitute methods of unfair competition in violation of section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (38 Stat. 719,15 USCA § 45). That part of the order sought to be enforced directs the respondents to cease and desist “from leasing or offering to lease for exhibition in a theater or theaters motion picture films in a block or group of two or more films at a designated lump sum price for the entire block or group only and…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- United States v. Colgate & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Federal Trade Commission v. Beech-Nut Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- United States v. United States Steel CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Federal Trade Commission v. GratzSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Monumental Properties, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1946
- United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1953
- Westway Theatre, Inc. v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.District Court, D. Maryland · 1940
- Hershey Chocolate Corporation v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1941
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