MAJESTIC THEATRE CO. v. UNITED ARTISTS CORPORATION

No. 3259.

43 F.2d 991 (1930)

MAJESTIC THEATRE CO., Inc., v. UNITED ARTISTS CORPORATION et al.

District Court, D. Connecticut.

October 9, 1930.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert P. Butler and Robinson, Robinson & Cole, all of Hartford, Conn. (Francis W. Cole and Thomas Hewes, both of Hartford, Conn., of counsel), for plaintiff.

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, of New York City (F. Sims McGrath, Arthur L. Fisk, Jr., and Catherine Noyes Lee, all of New York City, of counsel), for defendants United Artists Corporation, Fox Film Corporation, and New Haven Film Board of Trade.

Solomon Elsner, of Hartford, Conn. (Harry L. Nair, of Hartford, Conn., of counsel), for Vitagraph, Inc.


BURROWS, District Judge.

This is an action at law, alleging a conspiracy in violation of the anti-trust laws resulting in injury to the plaintiff. The defendants, in addition to filing answers admitting or denying particular allegations of the complaint, pleaded a special defense, identical in form as to each of the defendants, by way of confession and avoidance. To this defense plaintiff demurred, and the matter is before the court on this demurrer.

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