Legal Opinion
Universal Amusements Co. v. General Cinema Corp.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided November 22, 1985No. Civ. A. H-78-192PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SINGLETON, Chief Judge.
I. BACKGROUND
A. The Lawsuit
The Plaintiffs 1 owned and operated the Champions Village Cinema, located northwest of downtown Houston at 6550 FM 1960 W., from its opening in September 1973 until its sale to American Multi-Cinema in April 1980. During that same time period each exhibitor defendant 2 owned theaters in the Houston area which, like Champions, catered to the general public. The distributor defendants 3 meanwhile distributed the bulk of the films these theaters played.
The distributor defendants licensed their high quality first-run films to…
2Cases cited50 opinions
- United States v. Grinnell Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Copperweld Corp. v. Independence Tube Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Minpeco, S.A. v. HuntDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1989
- Houser v. Fox Theatres Management Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Trimed, Inc. v. Sherwood Medical Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1991
- Houser v. Fox Theatres Management Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- The MOVIE 1 & 2 v. United Artists Communications, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 1987
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