Legal Opinion
Harms, Inc. v. Sansom House Enterprises, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 29, 1958No. Civ. A. 13265, 13267PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LORD, District Judge.
These are companion cases which were consolidated for the purposes of trial. The points of law involved are identical, and the facts very similar. Accordingly, counsel stipulated at trial that the first-captioned case, Civil Action No. 13265, should be governed by the second. Therefore, the findings of fact, discussion and conclusions of law herein will be confined to the second case, Civil Action No. 13267.
The action is brought by three music publishers as respective claimants of the copyrights in four musical compositions. Unauthorized public performance of this popular…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Interstate Circuit, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- L. A. Westermann Co. v. Dispatch Printing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Buck v. Jewell-LaSalle Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Herbert v. Shanley Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
- United States v. AllardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Lloyd Lieb, Trading as Specialized Cassettes v. Topstone Industries, Inc., and D. Robbins & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- Doran v. Sunset House Distributing Corp.District Court, S.D. California · 1961
- United Artists Television, Inc. v. Fortnightly CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- United Artists Associated, Inc. v. NWL CORPORATIONDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1961
- Bellsouth Advertising & Publishing Corp. v. Donnelley Information Publishing, Inc.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1988
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