Legal Opinion
Theatre Enterprises, Inc. v. Paramount Film Distributing Corp.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 11, 1954No. 19PublishedCited by 415 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clark
Petitioner brought this suit for treble damages and an injunction under §§ 4 and 16 of the Clayton Act, 1 alleging that respondent motion picture producers and distributors 2 had violated the antitrust laws 3 by conspiring to restrict “first-run” 4 pictures to downtown Baltimore theatres, thus confining its suburban theatre to subsequent runs and unreasonable “clearances.” 5 After hear ing the evidence a jury returned a general verdict for respondents. The Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the judgment based on the verdict. 201 F. 2d 306. We granted certiorari. 345 U. S. 963.
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