Carnival Co. v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.
Defendant appeals from so much of an order ■ entered June 24, 1964, as denied its motion to dismiss the first, third and fourth causes of action in the complaint, and plaintiffs ' cross-appeal from so much of the same order as dismissed the second cause of action.
Defendant, after producing the motion picture “Lili”, granted to plaintiff Merrick a right to produce a play based on the motion picture, with an option to defendant Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) to purchase the motion-picture rights to such play upon specified terms and conditions. The play, entitled .“Carnival”, was produced and…
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