Miller v. Universal Pictures Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Per curiam
Defendants Universal Pictures and Decca Records appeal from an interlocutory judgment directing a reference. The Referee is to take an accounting as to plaintiff’s damages and defendants’ profits resulting from the release by Decca Records of phonograph records made from the sound track of a motion picture entitled ‘ ‘ The Glenn Miller Story ’ ’ which was produced by Universal Pictures.
Glenn Miller in his lifetime had been a very successful and original band leader with a large following. Plaintiff is Glenn Miller’s widow and the executrix of his estate. As such, she receives substantial…
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