Legal Opinion
Electric Theater Co. v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided July 18, 1953No. 7674PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIDGE, District Judge.
On July 15, 1952, this action was brought pursuant to Sec. 4 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C.A. § 15, charging defendants with violating the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, 15 U.S.C.A. §§ 1, 2, and praying recovery of statutory treble damages.
By order of Court, dated January 31, 1953, separate trial on the issue of statute of limitations was granted. Stipulation of facts and well-prepared briefs having been submitted by the parties on this preliminary but very vital issue; we proceed to dispose of it at this time.
At the outset, it is recognized that there is no “federal statute of…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Holmberg v. ArmbrechtSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Huntington v. AttrillSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Chattanooga Foundry & Pipe Works v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Cope v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Wilson v. GarciaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Burnett v. New York Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Barbara B. Sack v. V. T. Low, Doing Business as a Partnership Under the Name of Bear, Stearns & Co., and Richard W. SilvermanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Steiner v. 20th Century-Fox Film Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
- Sun Theatre Corp. v. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954
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