Legal Opinion
Chappell & Co. v. Pumpernickel Pub, Inc.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided October 12, 1977No. Civ. No. N-77-175PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTION TO RECONSIDER
NEWMAN, District Judge.
On June 29, 1977, this Court adopted Magistrate Latimer’s ruling denying plaintiffs’ motion to strike defendant’s jury demand in. this suit for statutory liquidated damages in lieu of actual damages for infringement of a musical copyright. Plaintiffs sought reconsideration of that order. After careful reconsideration of the Magistrate’s ruling and of the plaintiffs’ arguments for reversing that ruling, the ruling is confirmed. Further amplification, however, is appropriate.
It is hornbook law that prior to the merger of law and equity a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Beacon Theatres, Inc. v. WestoverSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Dairy Queen, Inc. v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Ross v. BernhardSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brady v. DalySupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Stockwell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Gnossos Music v. Mitken, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- Warner Bros., Inc. v. Dae Rim Trading, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1988
- McMahon v. Prentice-Hall, Inc.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1980
- Raydiola Music v. Revelation Rob, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1990
- Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Dici Naz Velleggia, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1980
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