Sameric Corp. of Market Street v. Goss

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Jones,

On December 25, 1970, the appellee, Sameric Corporation (Sameric), opened a movie theater in downtown Philadelphia called “Mark I.” The Mark I Theater exhibits films of a conventional variety intended for general public consumption. In addition to the Mark I theater, Sameric owns and operates approximately forty movie *499theaters in and around the metropolitan Philadelphia area. Six months after the opening of the Mark T, appellant, Martin Goss, opened the Mark III Cinema, also in downtown Philadelphia but approximately six blocks from appellee’s theater. The…