Legal Opinion
Norman Mailer v. Rko Teleradio Pictures, Inc., and Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 8, 1964No. 411, Docket 28217PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:
By the terms of an agreement dated October 14, 1954, Norman Mailer assigned the motion picture rights to his novel, “The Naked and the Dead,” to defendants’ predecessor, with the proviso that “if the production of a feature length photoplay is not completed pursuant hereto within three years and six months from the date hereof all rights transferred and assigned hereunder shall automatically revert to” Mailer. Mailer now contends that “production of a feature length photoplay” was not completed by the cut-off date, that all rights consequently reverted to him, and that…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Howard Farmer v. Arabian American Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Arnold Productions, Inc. v. Favorite Films Corporation, and Nationwide Television CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Wier v. Texas Co. Ludeau v. Texas Co. Vidrine v. Texas CoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1950
- United States v. MorrellCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1953
- City of Harlan, Iowa v. Duncan Parking Meter CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- John Diamond v. Am-Law Publishing Corp., Jay Kriegel, Steven Brill, Jill Abramson, Kitty KelleyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- In Re Air Crash Disaster at John F. Kennedy International Airport on June 24, 1975. Appeal of Eastern Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
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