Theatre Enterprises, Inc. v. Paramount Film Distributing Corp.
346 U.S. 537 · Decided January 4, 1954 · Supreme Court of the United States
Record summary. This page is generated from the Supreme Court Database’s coded data about the case. It describes who decided what, not the Court’s reasoning. Read the opinion itself before relying on it. Not legal advice.
At a glance
Theatre Enterprises, Inc. v. Paramount Film Distributing Corp. was decided on January 4, 1954 by a vote of 7–1. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Tom C. Clark wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Antitrust” in the Economic Activity area.
Read the opinion
Case details
- Citations
- 346 U.S. 537 · 74 S. Ct. 257 · 98 L. Ed. 2d 273 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2752
- Docket number
- 19
- Decided
- January 4, 1954
- Argued
- November 30, 1953
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–1
- Majority opinion
- Tom C. Clark
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Antitrust
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Clayton Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority |
Did not participate: William O. Douglas.
Full case caption
Theatre Enterprises, Inc. v. Paramount Film Distributing Corp. et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1953-022, docket 1953-022-01.
Related decisions
Other cases on “Antitrust”
- Partmar Corporation v. Paramount Pictures Theatres Corp.
- Toolson v. New York Yankees, Inc.
- United States v. Borden Company
- United Shoe Machinery Corp. v. United States.
- Automatic Canteen Company of America v. Federal Trade Commission
- Times-Picayune Publishing Co. v. United States
Cases on the same legal provision: Clayton Act
- Moog Industries, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission
- United States v. National City Lines, Inc.
- United States v. E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.
- United States v. Philadelphia National Bank
- United States v. El Paso Natural Gas Co.
- United States v. Aluminum Co. of America
Same Term, same area (Economic Activity)
- Voris v. Eikel
- Toolson v. New York Yankees, Inc.
- Avondale Marine Ways, Inc. v. Henderson
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. Hawn
- Wilko v. Swan
- General Protective Committee for the Holders of Option Warrants of the United Corporation v. Securities and Exchange Commission
Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error