POLLER v. COLUMBIA BROADCASTING

No. 45.

368 U.S. 464 (1962)

POLLER v. COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC., ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 19, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morris Wolf argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Abraham L. Freedman.

Samuel I. Rosenman argued the cause for respondents. With him on the briefs was Ambrose Doskow. Leon Brooks entered an appearance.


MR. JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question involved here is whether this treble damage action based on alleged violations of the restraint of trade and monopoly sections of the Sherman Law1 was rightly terminated by a summary judgment of dismissal. The petitioner, Lou Poller, is the assignee of the Midwest Broadcasting Company, a dissolved corporation. In 1954 Midwest was the owner and operator of WCAN, an ultra...

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