Legal Opinion
Seay v. Vialpando
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided August 3, 1977No. 4738PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSE, Justice.
Donald and Ingrid Seay brought suit against Augustin Vialpando and Ralph Anderson in connection with the design of a home, which Anderson had built for appellants. Appellants sought actual and punitive damages for a violation of their common-law copyright in certain architectural blueprints. In the alternative, appellants sought damages for conversion of the blueprints, and stated a further cause of action seeking quantum meruit recovery. Appel-lees filed separate motions for summary judgment, and appellants filed a cross-motion for summary judgment. Appellees’ motions were…
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