RISS & COMPANY, Inc., Plaintiff,
v.
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS et al., Defendants.
United States District Court District of Columbia.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
August 8, 1960.
August 8, 1960.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
A. Alvis Layne, Jr., Robert L. Wright, Lester M. Bridgeman, Morton A. Brody, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff.
William E. Miller, Stephen Ailes, Richard A. Whiting, Gregory S. Prince, Philip F. Welsh, Washington, D. C., for Association of American Railroads (1).
Stuart S. Ball, Richard J. Flynn, J. H. Hays, Amos M. Mathews, J. W. Nisbet, Chicago, Ill., Lawrence Cake, John Guandolo, Washington, D. C., for Association of Western Railways (2).
Samuel E. Gates, New York City, Chisman Hanes, James L. Kaler, Washington, D. C., for Traffic Executive Ass'n—Eastern Railroads (3).
C. Brewster Rhoads, Joseph W. Swain, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., for Eastern R. R. Presidents Conference (4).
Francis C. Reed, Powell Pierpoint, New York City, Robert M. Gray, Washington, D. C., for Carl Byoir & Associates, Inc. (5).
Francis M. Shea, Washington, D. C., Prime F. Osborn, Louisville, Ky., for Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. (7).
Stuart S. Ball, J. H. Hayes, Amos M. Mathews, J. W. Nisbet, Chicago, Ill., for Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co. (8), Chicago, B. & Q. R. Co. (16), Chicago, M. St. P. & P. R. Co. (21), Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co. (22), Chicago, R. I. & P. R. Co. (23), Great Northern Ry. Co. (31), Illinois Cent. R. Co. (33), Missouri-Kansas-Texas R. Co. (40), Missouri Pac. R. Co. (41), Northern Pac. Ry. Co. (65), St. Louis-S. F. Ry. Co. (70), Southern Pac. Co. (72), Union Pac. R. Co. (76), Wabash R. Co. (78) and Minneapolis, St. P. & S. S. M. R. Co. (80).*
Hugh B. Cox, James H. McGlothlin, James C. McKay, Washington, D. C., Edwin H. Burgess, John L. Rogers, Jr., Baltimore, Md., for Baltimore & O. R. Co. (11).
Edward K. Wheeler, Robert G. Seaks, Washington, D. C., for Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co. (15).
Hugh B. Cox, James H. McGlothlin, James C. McKay, W. T. Pierson, Washington, D. C., P. H. Donovan, Cleveland, Ohio, for Erie R. Co. (29).
Edward K. Wheeler, Robert G. Seaks, Washington, D. C., Gerald E. Dwyer, New York City, for New York Cent. R. Co. (58).
Hugh B. Cox, James H. McGlothlin, James C. McKay, Washington, D. C., John B. Prizer, Carl Helmetag, Jr., Lewin W. Wickes, Philadelphia, Pa., for Pennsylvania R. Co. (66).*
Francis M. Shea, Henry L. Walker, Washington, D. C., for Southern Ry. Co. (81).
Francis M. Shea, Washington, D. C., Harold J. Gallagher, New York City, Charles T. Abeles, Richmond, Va., for Seaboard Air Line R. Co. (88).
United States District Court District of Columbia.
SIRICA, District Judge.
On December 15, 1954, western railroad defendants (8), (16), (21), (22), (23), (33), (40), (41), (70) and (76) individually filed identical counterclaims against plaintiff Riss & Company which alleged that:
"* * * Riss, beginning long prior to 1950, instituted a campaign of unfair competitive practices against counterclaimant through the preparation, circulation, and publication of false and malicious statements concerning the...
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