Harold D. Blankenship, an Individual v. The Hearst Corporation, a Corporation, William H. Myers, an Individual

OPINION

TRASK, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal in a private antitrust action brought in the United States District Court for the Central District of California seeking injunctive relief and damages. The plaintiff and appellant is Harold D. Blankenship, an independent contractor for the purchase, distribution and. sale of the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner newspaper. The defendants are the Hearst Corporation, publisher of the newspaper, and William H. Myers, Director of Circulation of the newspaper.

The first cause of action was brought and the jurisdiction of the court was invoked to recover…