Legal Opinion
Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Company v. Lorain Journal Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 16, 1961No. 14469_1PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment dismissing the complaint in a suit for treble damages under Section 4 of the Clayton Act. 15 U.S.C.A. § 15.
In October of 1948, the plaintiff radio station (WEOL) began broadcasting operations designed to serve the Elyria-Lorain area of Ohio. The defendant newspaper (The Lorain Journal) at that time reached ninety-nine percent of the families in Lorain, and enjoyed a virtual monopoly over local advertising. Recognizing the competitive threat presented by the new radio station, the Journal refused to permit anyone who…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Bigelow v. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- United States v. Oregon State Medical SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Lorain Journal Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- United States v. Mississippi Valley Generating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
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