POLLER v. COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.

No. 3761-56.

174 F.Supp. 802 (1959)

Lou POLLER, Plaintiff, v. COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC., CBS Television, J. L. Van Volkenburg, H. K. Akerberg, Bartell Broadcasters, Inc., and Thad Holt, Defendants.

United States District Court District of Columbia.

June 3, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Smith, Washington, D. C., and Abraham L. Freedman, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

Leon R. Brooks, Washington, D. C., and Samuel I. Rosenman. New York City, for defendants.


HOLTZOFF, District Judge.

This is an action to recover triple damages for violations of the antitrust laws. The action is before this Court at this time on defendants' motion for summary judgment.

The suit is predicated both on Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C.A. § 1, which proscribes unreasonable restraints of trade, and Section 2 of the statute, 15 U.S.C.A. § 2, which bans monopolies and attempts to monopolize. The plaintiff is the assignee...

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