Legal Opinion
Robinson v. Bantam Books, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 14, 1972No. 69 Civ. 5311PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION, FINDINGS OF FACT and CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AFTER INQUEST
LEYET, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Bradley Robinson (Robinson), author of a book entitled, “Dark Companion,” sued defendants Bantam Books, Inc. (Bantam), Rand McNally & Company (Rand), and Pauline K. Angelí (Angelí) because of said defendants’ alleged infringement of plaintiff’s book by defendants’ publication of a book authored by Angelí entitled, “To the Top of the World.” Plaintiff further alleged libel because of a statement appearing on the jacket of the hardcover Rand edition and on the cover of the paperback Bantam edition.…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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