UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff,
v.
The WATCHMAKERS OF SWITZERLAND INFORMATION CENTER, Inc.; Federation Suisse Des Associations De Fabricants D'Horlogerie; Ebauches, S.A.; Foote, Cone & Belding; American Watch Association, Inc.; Bulova Watch Company, Inc.; Benrus Watch Company; Gruen Watch Company; Longines-Wittnauer Watch Company; Gruen Watch Manufacturing Company, S.A.; Eterna, A.G. Uhrenfabrik; Wittnauer et Cie, S.A.; Montres Rolex, S.A.; Concord Watch Co.; Eterna Watch Company of America; Diethelm and Keller (USA) Ltd.; The American Rolex Watch Corporation; Rodana Watch Company, Inc.; Movado Watch Agency, Inc.; Jean R. Graef, Inc.; Norman M. Morris Corporation; The Henry Stern Watch Agency, Inc.; Cyma Watch Co., Inc.; Wyler Watch Agency, Inc., Defendants.
United States District Court S. D. New York.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
December 23, 1958.
December 23, 1958.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Richard B. O'Donnell, Chief, New York Office, Anti-trust Division, New York City, Mary Gardiner Jones, Elliott H. Feldman, Averill M. Williams, and Donald Ferguson, Attys., Dept. of Justice, New York City, for the United States.
Robert Perret, New York City, for defendants, The Watchmakers of Switzerland Information Center, Inc., Federation Suisse des Associations de Fabricants D'Horlogerie, Ebauches, S.A. Uhrenfabrick and Eterna Watch Co. of America, by Solinger & Gordon, Eugene H. Gordon, New York City, of counsel.
William H. Fox, New York City, for defendant American Watch Ass'n, Inc., by Davies, Richberg, Tydings, Landa & Duff, Washington, D. C., J. Lee Murphy, of counsel.
Manning, Hollinger & Shea, New York City, for defendants Gruen Watch Co. and Gruen Watch Mfg. Co., S.A., by Donald W. Randall, New York City, of counsel.
Goodwin, Danforth, Savage & Whitehead, New York City, for defendants Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co., Wittnauer et Cie, S.A. and Diethelm and Keller (USA) Ltd., by Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine, James V. Hayes, and William F. Clare, Jr., New York City, of counsel.
Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts, New York City, for defendant American Rolex Watch Corp., by Peter H. Kaminer, New York City, of counsel.
United States District Court S. D. New York.
CASHIN, District Judge.
This is a civil anti-trust action brought by the Government under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act (15 U.S.C.A. § 1) and the Wilson Tariff Act (15 U.S.C.A. § 8). The defendants are both American and Swiss corporations. Named as co-conspirators but not as defendants are Swiss corporations and organizations. For the purposes of this motion, it is not necessary to review the precise nature of the unlawful acts charged. Suffice it to say that...
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