METROPOLITAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION v. LEBOWITZ

No. 15851.

293 F.2d 524 (1961)

METROPOLITAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, Appellant, v. Mortimer C. LEBOWITZ et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 16, 1961.

Petition for Rehearing Denied July 11, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Philip W. Amram, Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Gilbert Hahn, Jr., and Mark B. Sandground, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. David G. Bress, Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Leonard Braman and J. H. Krug, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellees.

Before WILBUR K. MILLER, Chief Judge, and EDGERTON and DANAHER, Circuit Judges.


DANAHER, Circuit Judge.

The parties had entered into a television advertising contract, weekly performance of which commenced in March, 1958. With new management in control as of August 7, 1958, appellant gave notice of its intention to terminate the contract as of August 31, 1958. Appellees in the District Court unsuccessfully sought an injunction to prevent that cancellation. The appellant cancelled the contract, and appellees then sought damages for the breach...

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