Legal Opinion
Carroll v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 12, 1943PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODDARD, District Judge.
This is a motion by the defendant for summary judgment dismissing the second cause of action of the complaint pursuant to Rule 56, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. following section 723c.
The complaint purports to contain two causes of action: The first, for breach of contract; the second, in tort for libel.
The “second” cause of action alleges that the defendant has released the motion picture “A Night at Earl Carroll’s” in this State and elsewhere; that the picture bears the false representation that it was produced by the plaintiff; that the plaintiff has…
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- Dellar v. Samuel Goldwyn, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
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