John J. & Warren H. Graham v. Triangle Publications, Inc.

HIGGINBOTHAM, District Judge.

This is an action for preliminary injunction instituted by plaintiffs, John and Warren Graham, suburban-Philadelphia newsdealers, seeking to enjoin defendant, Triangle Publications, Inc. (Triangle), owner and publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer, from refusing to sell the Inquirer to plaintiffs, and alleging, inter alia, that Triangle’s refusal to deal is prohibited by Section 1 of the Sherman Act. 1

Triangle, on the other hand, filed a •counterclaim against plaintiffs, joining 13 other suburban newsdealers 2 a and the association to which they belong, 3 as…