Legal Opinion
A. L. K. Corp. v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 28, 1970No. Civ. A. No. 70-3404PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
VANARTSDALEN, District Judge.
The parties agree that defendant, a motion picture distributor, on or about April 27, 1970, granted plaintiff, the owner and operator of the 1812 Theatre —a first class, downtown Philadelphia motion picture theatre — a license for the exclusive first-run showing of the film, “HUSBANDS”. Defendant contends that for reasons beyond its control, it could not deliver the film to plaintiff by the agreed upon opening date of “on or about July 8, 1970”; and, that, therefore, the licensing agreement, by its express language, terminated.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ludwig Honold Mfg. Co. v. Harold A. Fletcher and United Automobile Workers, Local 416Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- Paramount Pictures, Inc. v. Leader Press, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1939
- Ernest M. Ikirt v. Lee National Corporation and Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company of Chattanooga, TennsseeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- C. Tennant & Sons, Inc. v. New York Terminal ConferenceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1969
- Hall Motor Sales, Inc. v. Studebaker-Packard Corp.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1956
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3Cited by2 opinions
- A.L.K. Corporation v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- BBCI, Inc. v. Canada Dry Delaware Valley Bottling Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1975