Legal Opinion
Board of Trade v. Dow Jones & Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 17, 1982No. 82-1378PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE STAMOS
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff Board of Trade of the City of Chicago (the Board) brought a declaratory judgment action in the circuit court of Cook County seeking a declaration that its proposed stock market index contract, which is based on the stock market index and averages devised and published by defendant Dow Jones & Company, Inc. (Dow Jones), would not violate any proprietary rights of Dow Jones. After a bench trial, the court held that the proposed actions of the Board would violate no rights of Dow Jones. On appeal, Dow Jones contends that: (1)…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- International News Service v. Associated PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Ingersoll v. KleinIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
- Standard & Poor's Corporation, Inc. v. Commodity Exchange, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Metropolitan Opera Ass'n, Inc. v. Wagner-Nichols Recorder Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1950
- Paul Smith, an Individual v. Edward L. Montoro and Film Ventures International Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by23 opinions
- James W. Cleary v. News Corporation and Harpercollins Publishers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Board of Trade v. Dow Jones & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1983
- United States Golf Association v. St. Andrews Systems, Data-Max, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Fleet Management Systems, Inc. v. Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.District Court, C.D. Illinois · 1986
- Gibson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
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