Legal Opinion
Kennerson v. Burbank Amusement Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 11, 1953No. Civ. 15498PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, P. J.
Plaintiff brought this action against defendants for damages for the claimed breach of an employment contract. The trial court found in favor of plaintiff and granted him a judgment for $49,140, the full prayer of the complaint. Defendants appeal.
Before recounting the facts, the principal characters in this complicated drama of corporate machinations should be identified.
Plaintiff, Burton H. Kennerson, when these transactions occurred, had been in the theatre business for 24 years, 18 of which he had spent in a managing capacity. He was one of the organizers of the two corporate defendants,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Pepper v. LittonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Remillard Brick Co. v. Remillard-Dandini Co.California Court of Appeal · 1952
- Dyer Bros. I. Wks. v. Central I. Wks.California Supreme Court · 1920
- Long Park, Inc. v. Trenton-New Brunswick Theatres Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1948
- Brainard v. De La MontanyaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1941
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Robert M. McKinney v. Gannett Co., Inc., and the New Mexican, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- Burt v. Irvine Co.California Court of Appeal · 1965
- Scott v. Multi-Amp CorporationDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1974
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