Outcault v. Lamar
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal "by the plaintiffs, Richard F. Outcault and others, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendants, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 30tli day of April, 1909, upon the decision of file court, rendered after a trial at the New York Special Term, dismissing the complaint.
1Opinion of the Court
Laughlin, J.:
The theory- upon which the complaint was dismissed, according to the conclusions of law contained in the decision, was that the issues in this action involved the determination of lights under a copyright and that the Federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction thereof. By virtue of the provisions of section 629, subdivision 9, of the *112Revised'Statutes of the United States, Circuit Courts are given original jurisdiction ,cof all suits at law or in equity arising under-the patent or copyright laws of the United States.” It is well settled that the Federal courts have exclusive…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Pratt v. Paris Gas Light & Coke Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Herzog v. . HeymanNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
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- Wells v. Universal Pictures Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1945
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