Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

Piedmont Publishing Co. v. Rogers

California Court of Appeal

Decided June 19, 1961No. Civ. 24268PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DRAPEAU, J. pro tem. *

Piedmont Publishing Company, a North Carolina corporation, and Mary Piekford Rogers, star of silent pictures, were rival applicants for a license by the Federal Communications Commission for a television station in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Piedmont owned and published two newspapers in Winston-Salem, and also owned and operated a radio broadcasting station there.

Piedmont and Miss Piekford decided to pool their interests and organize a new corporation in North Carolina to apply for the license. They knew that only one license would be granted, and that a contest for…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Universal Sales Corp. v. California Press Manufacturing Co.California Supreme Court · 1942
  2. Bank of California v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1940
  3. Brewer v. SimpsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1960
  4. Nash v. TowneSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
  5. Hartman Ranch Co. v. Associated Oil Co.California Supreme Court · 1937

27 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. In Re Marriage of FosterCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974
  2. John R. Baur v. Baur Farms, Inc. and Robert F. BaurSupreme Court of Iowa · 2013
  3. People v. CamilloCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1988
  4. Comstock v. FiorellaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
  5. Whitman v. WhitmanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1967

4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API