Legal Opinion
Lamb's Patio Theatre, Inc. v. Universal Film Exchanges, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 15, 1978No. 77-1971PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Per curiam
Lamb’s Patio Theatre brought this private antitrust action for treble damages against Universal Film Exchanges on September 3, 1974. The complaint alleged that Universal violated the Sherman Antitrust Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1 and 2, by rejecting Lamb’s bid for the movie, “The Sting,” as part of a conspiracy with Plitt Theatres, the operator of the Gateway Theatre, to monopolize showing of the film on the northwest side of Chicago. On February 15,1977 Universal moved for a summary judgment denying by affidavit the existence of a conspiracy. The district court awarded summary judgment to Universal…
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