Legal Opinion

A.L.K. Corporation v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided April 7, 1971No. 71-1015PublishedCited by 103 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

SEITZ, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the district court, 320 F.Supp. 816, granting plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary in-j unction against defendant’s licensing or contracting to license the showing of a particular motion picture at any theatre within the Philadelphia area other than that owned by plaintiff.

In April of 1970, defendant (Columbia), a motion picture distributor, granted to plaintiff (The 1812), the owner and operator of The 1812 Theatre, a license for the exclusive first-run Philadelphia exhibition of a motion picture entitled “Husbands.”…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Campbell Soup Co. v. LojeskiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
  2. Philadelphia Ball Club, Ltd. v. LajoieSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1902
  3. Ernest M. Ikirt v. Lee National Corporation and Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company of Chattanooga, TennsseeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
  4. A. L. K. Corp. v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1970
  5. D. W. H. Corp. v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1960

3Cited by103 opinions

  1. Colleen Reilly v. City of HarrisburgCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2017
  2. Frank E. Acierno v. New Castle CountyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
  3. Dominion Video Satellite, Inc. v. EchoStar Satellite Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2004
  4. Ecri, a Nonprofit Pennsylvania Corporation v. McGraw Inc., McGraw Information Systems Co., and McGraw Book Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
  5. Delaware River Port Authority v. Transamerican Trailer Transport, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974

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