Thornhill Publishing Company, Inc. v. General Telephone & Electronics Corporation

594 F.2d 730 1979-1 Trade Cases 62,528 THORNHILL PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC., a Washington Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL TELEPHONE & ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, General Telephone Company of the Northwest, Inc., and General Telephone Directory Company, corporations, Defendants-Appellees. No. 76-3428. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Feb. 6, 1979. Rehearing Denied March 22, 1979. 1 Joseph M. Alioto (argued), San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. 2 Michael Malina (argued), Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, New York City, for defendants-appellees. 3 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. 4 Before: CHAMBERS and HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judges, and RENFREW, * District Judge. RENFREW, District Judge: 5 Plaintiff-appellant Thornhill Publishing Company, Inc. ("Thornhill"), brought this antitrust suit against defendant-appellee General Telephone & Electronics Corporation ("GTE") and its wholly owned subsidiaries, General Telephone Company of the Northwest, Inc. ("Northwest"), and General Telephone Directory Company ("Directory"), alleging violations of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act and Section 7…