Legal Opinion
Admiral Theatre Corp. v. Douglas Theatre Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 18, 1978No. 77-1839PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by unsuccessful plaintiffs in a private civil antitrust action. The plaintiff motion picture theatre corporations sought to recover treble damages for, and injunctive relief from, alleged violations of sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act,1 by defendant motion picture distributors and exhibitors. The action came to trial before the court2 and a jury. At the close of plaintiffs’ evidence and on the motion of defendants, the court directed a verdict in favor of all of the defendants except Central States Theatre Corporation and its officers, who were…
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