Partmar Corp. v. Paramount Pictures Theatres Corp.

347 U.S. 89 (1954)

PARTMAR CORPORATION ET AL.

v.

PARAMOUNT PICTURES THEATRES CORP. ET AL.

No. 17.

Supreme Court of United States.

Argued October 13, 1953.

Decided February 8, 1954.

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT.

Russell Hardy argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief were Henry Schaefer, Jr. and James Wallace Kemp.

Jackson W. Chance argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief was Rodney K. Potter.

This case presents a matter of federal practice involving inconsistent positions by litigants in court proceedings. We have often held that…