Princess Amusement Co. v. Wells
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Middle District of Tennessee; Edward T. Sanford, Judge. Suit by Jake Wells against the Princess Amusement Company and another. Decree for the complainant against the named defendant for a part only .of the amount claimed, and complainant and the named defendant appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
KNAPPEN, Circuit Judge.
Wells owned a vaudeville theater at Nashville, Tenn., called the Orpheum. He had an exclusive contract with the United Booking Offices for booking vaudeville attractions at the Orpheum. The Princess Amusement Company also owned a vaudeville theater at Nashville, called the Princess. The two theaters were in active competition. An agreement whereby Wells’ competition in vaudeville should be eliminated and the Princess should obtain the exclusive right to vaudeville bookings from the United Booking Offices was evidenced by three simultaneous written contracts, dated…
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