INDEPENDENT PRODUCTIONS CORPORATION and IPC Distributors, Inc., Appellants,
v.
LOEW'S INCORPORATED et al., Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued October 5, 1960.
Decided November 2, 1960.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Rosston, Hort & Brussel, George Brussel, Jr., New York City (George Brussel, Jr., and Edward Labaton, New York City, Charles A. Reich, New Haven, Conn., of counsel), for appellants.
Myles J. Lane, Bernard R. Sorkin, Georgiana Koenig, New York City, of counsel, for defendants-appellees.
Schwartz & Frohlich, New York City, for Columbia Pictures Corp. and Columbia Pictures International Corp.
Sidney Schreiber, New York City, for Motion Picture Ass'n of America, Inc. and Association of Motion Picture Producers.
Benjamin Melniker, New York City, for Loew's Inc. and Loew's International Corp.
Howard Levinson, New York City, for Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., Warner Bros. Pictures International Corp., and Warner Bros. Pictures Distributing Corp.
Leonard Kaufman, New York City, for Paramount Pictures Corp., Paramount International Films, Inc., and Paramount Film Distributing Corp.
Phillips, Nizer, Benjamin, Krim & Ballon, New York City, for United Artists Corp., Eagle Lion Classics, Inc., National Screen Service Corp., Comedia Enterprises, Inc., and City Entertainment Corp.
J. Miller Walker, New York City, for RKO Teleradio Pictures, Inc. (formerly known as RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.).
Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, New York City, for Atlas Corp. (successor by merger to defendant RKO Pictures Corp.).
Royall, Koegel, Harris & Caskey, New York City, for Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., Twentieth Century-Fox International Corp. and Twentieth Century-Fox Inter-America, Inc.
Adolph Schimel, New York City, for Universal Pictures Co., Inc., Universal Film Exchanges, Inc. and Universal International Films, Inc.
Theodore R. Black, New York City, for Republic Productions, Inc., Republic Pictures Corp. and Republic Pictures International Corp.
William B. Jaffe, New York City, for Allied Artists Pictures Corp., Allied Artists Productions, Inc., Allied Artists International Corp. and Allied Artists Distributing Corp.
Frederick W. R. Pride and Charles F. Young, New York City, for West Coast Theatre Corp. and West Coast Agency Corp.
Cahill, Gordon, Reindel & Ohl, New York City, for Radio Corp. of America.
Michael F. Mayer, New York City, for Arthur Mayer and Council of Motion Picture Organizations, Inc.
Jacobs, Persinger & Parker, New York City, for Reeves Sound Studios, Inc.
Paskus, Gordon & Hyman, New York City, for Schwerin Research Corp.
James L. O'Connor, New York City, on the brief, for Pathe Laboratories, Inc. and Chesapeake Industries, Inc.
Spivak & Kantor, New York City (Louis Kantor, New York City, of counsel), for Richard F. Walsh, John J. Francavilla and Roy Brewer, defendants-appellees.
Before HINCKS, WATERMAN and MOORE, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.
WATERMAN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff corporations allege a conspiracy to harm them in violation of the federal antitrust laws. Defendants, pursuant to Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 U.S.Code Appendix, 1958 Ed.), sought to examine the plaintiffs by taking pretrial depositions of one Herbert Biberman, as the corporations' managing agent. Plaintiffs challenged the designation of Biberman as their managing agent and sought an order under Rule 30(b)...
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