Legal Opinion
United Artists Corporation v. Fields Productions, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 14, 1973No. 72 Civ. 5432 HRTPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TYLER, District Judge.
In this federal interpleader action, brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1335, defendant Selected Pictures Corporation (“Selected”) has moved to dismiss the complaint for lack of jurisdiction and for laches. As is true in most actions of this nature, the background is complicated and rather confused and requires some discussion before reaching the legal resolution of the issues.
The interpleader complaint recites that the plaintiff holds within New York State the sum of $47,553.86, “the amount accrued and derived from the distribution by plaintiff of a motion picture…
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