Legal Opinion
Carroll v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 12, 1942PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEIBELL, District Judge.
Defendant moved pursuant to Rule 12 (b) (6), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, for an order dismissing the second cause of action pleaded in the complaint on the ground that it fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
The complaint herein sets forth two causes of action, the first being predicated upon breach of contract; the second is for alleged libel of plaintiff by defendant.
The second cause of action alleges that the plaintiff has been for many years a professional showman and producer of plays and motion pictures; that plaintiff attained a wide…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Moore v. . FrancisNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Dellar v. Samuel Goldwyn, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
- Ben-Oliel v. Press Publishing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1929
- D'Altomonte v. New York Herald Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913
- Gardella v. Log Cabin Products Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Guitar v. Westinghouse Electric CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1975
- Wetherington v. PhillipsDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1974
- Mueller v. Rayon Consultants, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1959
- Woods v. ParsonsDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1947
- Walker & Associates, Inc. v. Remie Jaussaud & AssociatesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1972
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