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UNITED STATES v. PENICK & FORD, LTD.

Civ. A. No. 345-65.

242 F.Supp. 518 (1965)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. PENICK & FORD, LTD., Incorporated, a Delaware Corporation and R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., a New Jersey Corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court D. New Jersey.

May 21, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Satz, Jr., U. S. Atty., Newark, N. J., Vincent Commisa, Asst. U. S. Atty., George Miron, Sinclair Gearing, Milton A. Kallis, Dept. of Justice, for the Government.

Lum, Biunno & Tompkins, by William F. Tompkins, Newark, N. J., for Penick & Ford, Ltd.; Breed, Abbott & Morgan, New York City, by Kendall B. DeBevoise, New York City, John J. Campbell, Sea Gert, N. J., Robert W. Kent, New York City, of counsel.

Carpenter, Bennett & Morrissey, by James D. Carpenter, Newark, N. J., for R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.; Davis, Polk, Wardell, Sunderland & Kiendl, New York City, by Taggart Whipple, Roland W. Donnem, John J. McAtee, Jr., New York City, of counsel.

COOLAHAN, District Judge.

On April 6th, 1965 at 1:10 P.M., the United States of America filed a complaint against the defendants, Penick & Ford, Ltd., Incorporated (hereinafter referred to as Penick) and R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (hereinafter referred to as Reynolds) claiming jurisdiction under 15 U.S.C.A. §§ 4 and 25. In addition to the complaint the Government sought a motion for a temporary restraining order to prevent the defendants from taking...

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