Legal Opinion
Hart v. United Artists Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 16, 1937PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCallahan, J.
The action was one for damages for breach of a contract, the substance of which was that William S. Hart was to produce and play the star role in a motion picture which the defendant was to distribute. The contract was in writing, and shortly after its execution was assigned by William S. Hart to the plaintiffs, a partnership.
The contract was entered into in April, 1925. The picture was produced between August and November, 1925. Its title was “ Tumbleweeds.” Among the provisions contained in the contract were requirements that defendant was to distribute this picture in quite the same manner…
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