Legal Opinion

Six Twenty-Nine Productions, Inc. v. Rollins Telecasting, Inc., D/B/A Station Wear-Tv, Channel 3, Pensacola, Florida

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 30, 1966No. 22624_1PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUGHES, District Judge.

This case presents the question of whether a television station’s refusal to accept filmed commercials submitted by an advertising agency on behalf of its clients, payment for which would be made by the station on a commission basis, constitutes a violation of the federal antitrust laws.

Appellant, Six Twenty-Nine Productions, Inc., hereinafter called plaintiff, in a suit against appellee, Rollins Telecasting, Inc., d/b/a WEAR-TY, Pensacola, Florida, hereinafter called defendant, alleged a violation of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, 1 and prayed for an injunction…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. Federal Trade Commission v. Dean Foods Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. United States v. Colgate & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
  5. Times-Picayune Publishing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. Amey, Inc., and John C. Amis, Jr. v. Gulf Abstract & Title, Inc., Amey, Inc., and John C. Amis, Jr. v. Gulf Abstract & Title, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
  2. Andrew Byars v. Bluff City News Company, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
  3. Mid-Texas Communications Systems, Inc. v. American Telephone and Telegraph Company, Southwestern Bell Telephone CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  4. Hobart Brothers Company v. Malcolm T. Gilliland, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  5. United States v. Realty Multi-List, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980

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