Legal Opinion

Lou Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided November 10, 1960No. 15379PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILBUR K. MILLER, Chief Judge.

This is a civil suit for threefold damages under Section 4 of the Clayton Act* brought by the appellant, Lou Poller, against the appellee, Columbia Broadcasting System, and others. He charged them with combining and conspiring to restrain trade and commerce in the television industry in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act,** and with monopolizing and attempting to monopolize trade and commerce in that industry in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act,† and alleged he had thereby been injured in his business and property.

*601Poller sued as assignee of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States v. Colgate & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
  2. Nelson Radio & Supply Co., Inc. v. Motorola, IncCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
  3. Packard Motor Car Company v. The Webster Motor Car Company, the Webster Motor Car Company v. Packard Motor Car CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
  4. Sampsell v. Lawrence Warehouse Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  5. Federal Broadcasting System, Inc. v. American Broadcasting Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948

3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Copperweld Corp. v. Independence Tube Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. The Washington Post Company v. Eugene J. KeoghCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
  4. Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. v. Hawaiian Oke & Liquors, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
  5. Commonwealth v. Beneficial Finance CompanyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971

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