Barsha v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

A judgment was entered against the corporation defendants in the sum of $10,000 upon the return of the verdict of a jury. The appeal is prosecuted by the corporation defendants from the judgment and from the order denying their motion for the entry of judgment in their favor notwithstanding the verdict. A number of individual defendants were named in the complaint but as to them the action was dismissed.

Plaintiffs wrote a motion picture scenario which they titled “High Fever”. A copy of plaintiffs’ manuscript was delivered to appellants on January 2, 1935, for the purpose of examination and…