MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS v. MINNESOTA TWINS

No. 84-5065.

779 F.2d 444 (1985)

MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Appellant, v. MINNESOTA TWINS, INC.; Northstar Hockey Partnership; TwinStar Enterprises, a general partnership; Minnesota Subscription Television, Inc., d/b/a Spectrum; and Sports Channel, a Minnesota joint venture, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 12, 1985.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied January 16, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leon R. Goodrich, St. Paul, Minn., for appellant.

Peter S. Hendrixson, Marianne Short, Kevin Rouse, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellees.

Before ROSS and BOWMAN, Circuit Judges, and SCHATZ, District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied January 16, 1986.

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Midwest Communications, Inc. (WCCO) sued the Minnesota Twins (Twins), the Northstar Hockey Partnership (North Stars), TwinStar Enterprises (Twinstar), Minnesota Subscription Television (Spectrum), and Sports Channel for alleged violations of federal and state antitrust laws, breach of contract, and tortious interference with a contract. The case arises from WCCO's unsuccessful...

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