Legal Opinion
Americana Industries, Inc. v. Wometco De Puerto Rico, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 15, 1977No. 76-1149PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
We hold in this appeal that a complaint filed by a movie exhibitor against a rival exhibitor fails to set forth facts sufficient to state a claim under the antitrust laws.
Appellant Americana Industries, a Puerto Rican corporation, filed its complaint in February of 1975 against Wometco de Puerto Rico, Inc., also a Puerto Rican company, and Wometco Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Miami, Florida. The defendants were alleged to have violated sections 1, 2 and 3 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1, 2 and 3, as well…
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- F. D. Rich Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Industrial Lumber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by35 opinions
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