Legal Opinion
Memphis Development Foundation v. Factors, Etc., Inc.
District Court, W.D. Tennessee
Decided December 5, 1977No. 77-2545PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
WELLFORD, District Judge.
Plaintiff is a Tennessee “not for profit” corporation, and has sued defendant in this diversity action, a Delaware corporation, relative to the right to advertise and promote a statue of the late Elvis Presley. Elvis Presley, a resident of Memphis, died on August 16, 1977, and shortly thereafter plaintiff, in an effort to memoralize him, commissioned one Erick Parks to design and cast a bronze statue of Presley, which would be erected in his home city, Memphis. To finance the projected $200,000 cost of the project, plaintiff announced its intention…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- West v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,041 Sonesta International Hotels Corporation v. Wellington AssociatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Goldstein v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Factors Etc., Inc. And Boxcar Enterprises Inc. v. Pro Arts, Inc. And Stop and Shop Companies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Factors Etc., Inc. And Boxcar Enterprises, Inc. v. Pro Arts, Inc. And Stop and Shop Companies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Estate of Presley v. RussenDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1981
- Gee v. CBS, INC.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
- Factors Etc., Inc. v. Pro Arts, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1980
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