Legal Opinion
Continental Cablevision of New England, Inc. v. United Broadcasting Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 27, 1989No. 88-1147PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
The closing months of 1974 found Continental Cablevision of New England, Inc. and United Cable Company of New Hampshire, Inc. engaged in wide-ranging and expensive litigation involving television franchise rights in Manchester, New Hampshire. The parties, while the litigation was still going on, decided to settle. Continental agreed to terminate the litigation which it had instituted and to concede certain disputed franchise areas to United Cable, in return for $135,000 and a right of first refusal in the event of any attempted direct or indirect transfer of various…
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