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Viking Theatre Corp. v. Paramount Film Distributing Corp.

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided September 1, 1965No. Civ. A. No. 28805Published

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN W. LORD, Jr., District Judge.

This is an action under the antitrust laws by plaintiff, Viking Theatre Corporation, against seven distributors of motion pictures and three exhibitors operating theatres in Philadelphia, alleging a conspiracy to deprive plaintiff of first-run motion pictures during the period November 13, 1956 to November 2, 1960.

The pleadings have been closed for some time. Although the case has been the subject of several calls of the docket, and three pre-trial conferences, no discovery has taken place. This opinion and order are concerned exclusively with a motion to…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. United States v. BeebeSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
  3. Viking Theatre Corporation v. Paramount Film Distributing CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
  4. Preveden v. HahnDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1941
  5. Main Line Theatres, Inc. v. Paramount Film Distributing Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1962

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