United States v. Schine Chain Theatres, Inc.
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United States v. Schine Chain Theatres, Inc. was a landmark U.S. antitrust Supreme Court case addressing monopolistic practices in the movie theater industry.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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antitrust case ⓘ |
| allegedConduct |
acquisition of competing theaters to maintain monopoly power
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exclusive dealing arrangements with film distributors ⓘ use of buying power to foreclose competitors from access to films ⓘ |
| broughtBy | United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caseType | civil enforcement action ⓘ |
| citation | 334 U.S. 110 ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1948-01-00 ⓘ |
| decisionYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| defendant | Schine Chain Theatres, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissentBy |
Stanley F. Reed
NERFINISHED
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Wiley B. Rutledge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
parts of the northeastern United States
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upstate New York ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| hasCourt | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holding |
The Supreme Court approved strong equitable relief, including divestiture, to remedy the antitrust violations.
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The Supreme Court held that Schine Chain Theatres had violated the Sherman Act through monopolistic practices in the motion picture exhibition market. ⓘ |
| industryInvolved |
motion picture exhibition industry
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movie theater industry ⓘ |
| joinedBy |
Frank Murphy
NERFINISHED
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Fred M. Vinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Harold H. Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugo Black NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert H. Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ William O. Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalArea |
antitrust law
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competition law ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
conspiracy to restrain trade
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monopolization ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Felix Frankfurter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pageInUnitedStatesReports | 110 ⓘ |
| plaintiff | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedentFor |
application of Sherman Act to local theater monopolies
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standards for antitrust divestiture remedies ⓘ |
| relatedTo | United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| remedy |
divestiture of theater holdings
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injunctive relief against anticompetitive practices ⓘ |
| sectionApplied |
Sherman Act §1
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Sherman Act §2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statuteApplied | Sherman Antitrust Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | monopolistic practices in the movie theater industry ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfConduct |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ |
| volumeInUnitedStatesReports | 334 ⓘ |
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