SPRINGFIELD TELEVISION, INC. v. CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, MO.

No. 71-1590.

462 F.2d 21 (1972)

SPRINGFIELD TELEVISION, INC., a Missouri Corporation, et al., Appellants, v. The CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, a Municipal Corporation, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 12, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Farrington, Farrington, Curtis & Strong, John K. Hulston, Springfield, Mo., for appellants.

Joseph E. Stevens, Jr., Lathrop, Koontz, Righter, Clagett, Parker & Norquist, Gary S. Dyer, Kansas City, Mo., Neale, Newman, Bradshaw & Freeman, F. B. Freeman, Don G. Busch, Springfield, Mo., for appellees.

Before MATTHES, Chief Judge, and LAY and ROSS, Circuit Judges.


LAY, Circuit Judge.

This is the second appeal to this court arising out of the competitive struggle over the grant of a CATV franchise by the City of Springfield, Missouri, to the International Telemeter of Springfield Corporation. The plaintiffs are: (1) Springfield (Mo)-CATV, Inc., a Missouri corporation authorized by its corporate charter to operate a community antenna television (CATV) system; (2) Springfield Television, Inc., and Independent Broadcasting Company...

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