BOARD OF TRADE v. DOW JONES & CO.

No. 82-1378.

108 Ill. App.3d 681 (1982)

439 N.E.2d 526

BOARD OF TRADE OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DOW JONES & COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Opinion filed August 17, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence Gunnels, of Reuben and Proctor, of Chicago, and Robert Sack, Thomas C. Morrison, and Robert P. Lobue, all of Patterson, Belknap, Webb and Tyler, of New York, New York, for appellant.

James M. Amend, Robert G. Krupka, and Donald W. Rupert, all of Kirkland and Ellis, of Chicago, for appellee.


Judgment reversed.

PRESIDING JUSTICE STAMOS delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Board of Trade of the City of Chicago (the Board) brought a declaratory judgment action in the circuit court of Cook County seeking a declaration that its proposed stock market index contract, which is based on the stock market index and averages devised and published by defendant Dow Jones & Company, Inc. (Dow Jones), would not violate any proprietary rights of Dow...

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