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BANCROFT v. UNITED STATES

No. 45286.

49 F.Supp. 476 (1943)

BANCROFT et al. v. UNITED STATES.

Court of Claims.

April 5, 1943.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Merrill, Jr., of New York City (George W. Martin and Emmet, Marvin & Martin, all of New York City, on the brief), for plaintiffs.

S. E. Blackham, of Washington, D. C., and Samuel O. Clark, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen. (Robert N. Anderson and Fred K. Dyar, both of Washington, D. C., on the brief), for defendant.

Before WHALEY, Chief Justice, and MADDEN, WHITAKER, LITTLETON, and JONES, Judges.

WHALEY, Chief Justice.

The plaintiffs are the trustees of a personal holding company, the Financial Press Companies of America. By means of stock ownership the plaintiffs control various subsidiary companies which are engaged in the business of publishing and disseminating news. They publish four newspapers, a magazine, news bulletins in two cities, and own patents used on tickers manufactured and owned by the Dow Jones Company.

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