THOMPSON v. TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS

9005-03082; CA A74557.

881 P.2d 819 (1994)

130 Or. App. 302

Ellis THOMPSON, an individual, and Ellis Thompson Corporation, an Oregon corporation, Respondents, v. TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS, INC., an Iowa corporation; United States Cellular Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Appellants, and Amcell of Atlantic City, Inc., a New Jersey corporation, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided September 14, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan N. Salpeter, Chicago, IL, argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Michele Odorizzi, Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago, IL, Stephen S. Walters, Charles F. Adams and Stoel Rives Boley Jones & Grey, Portland.

N. Robert Stoll, Portland, argued the cause for respondents Ellis Thompson and Ellis Thompson Corp. With him on the brief were Sandra L. Kohn, David A. Lokting and Stoll, Stoll, Berne & Lokting.

Michael D. Hays, Washington, DC, argued the cause for respondent Amcell of Atlantic City, Inc. With him on the brief were Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, Washington, DC, Jeffrey W. Ring, G. Frank Hammond and Heller, Erhman, White & McAuliffe, Portland.

Before WARREN, P.J., EDMONDS and LANDAU, JJ.


LANDAU, Judge.

Plaintiffs are the majority owners of a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) license to operate the cellular telephone system for the Atlantic City, New Jersey area. Defendants Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. (TDS) and Amcell of Atlantic City, Inc. (Amcell) own minority interests in the license. Plaintiffs entered into separate agreements with both TDS and Amcell concerning the ownership and control of the license. A dispute arose between plaintiffs...

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