Legal Opinion

Syufy Enterprises v. National General Theatres, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided April 7, 1978No. 76-2003PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KILKENNY, Senior Circuit Judge:

Appellant appeals from a directed verdict granted on its antitrust claim against appel-lees. The district court concluded that the evidence of violation of § 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1, was insufficient. We affirm.

FACTS

This action was filed in federal district court in 1971 alleging violations of §§ 1 and 21 of the Sherman Act. In essence, the complaint charged certain Las Vegas thea-tre owners of conspiring with non-named film distributors to confine the exhibition of first run films to appellees’ theatres. In addition, appellees were charged with…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Theatre Enterprises, Inc. v. Paramount Film Distributing Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. Calnetics Corporation and Meier-Line, Inc. v. Volkswagen of America, Inc., Calnetics Corporation v. Volkswagen of America, Inc., (Five Cases)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
  3. Dahl, Inc. v. Roy Cooper Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
  4. C-O-Two Fire Equipment Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952
  5. Moore v. Jas. H. Matthews & Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Zoslaw v. MCA Distributing Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
  2. Filco v. Amana Refrigeration, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
  3. General Cinema Corp. v. Buena Vista Distribution Co.District Court, C.D. California · 1982
  4. Charles Zoslaw v. Mca Distributing CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
  5. Wright v. Southern Mono Hospital DistrictDistrict Court, E.D. California · 1986

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