Legal Opinion
Corto v. National Scenery Studios, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 22, 1997No. 92-CV-558, 92-CV-559 and 94-CV-212PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Associate Judge:
This case arises from an unsuccessful run of West Side Story, produced by Diana Cor-to, which appeared in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (“Kennedy Center”) in 1985. Diana Corto appeals from the judgment of the Superior Court awarding more than $300,000 to National Scenery Studios, Inc. (“National”), Theater Now, Inc. and Ralph Roseman (collectively “Theater Now”), and the Kennedy Center. 1 Corto appeals on a number of grounds. We affirm. 2
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The Kennedy Center entered into a contract in July 1985 with West Productions Limited Partnership (“West…
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