Legal Opinion
Curtis v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 3, 1956No. Civ. 21092Published
1Opinion of the Court
140 Cal.App.2d 461 (1956)
ARTHUR CURTIS, Appellant,
v.
TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX FILM CORPORATION (a Corporation), Respondent.
Civ. No. 21092.
California Court of Appeals. Second Dist., Div. Three.
Apr. 3, 1956.
Julius A. Leetham for Appellant.
Musick, Peeler & Garrett, Harold F. Collins and John P. Pollock for Respondent.
VALLEE, J.
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