Legal Opinion
Griggs v. South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided October 16, 1995No. 24329PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Moore, Justice:
The circuit court granted respondent’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction on the ground the federal Copyright Act1 (Act) preempts appellants’ complaints. We affirm.
FACTS
In 1989, appellant Bobbie June Griggs submitted a recipe in the Third Annual Rice Cook-Off sponsored by respondent South Carolina Electric and Gas Company (SCE&G). Mrs. Griggs was not chosen as a finalist. Her recipe, however, was published with all the recipes entered in the contest in a cookbook commemorating the event. Mrs. Griggs demanded her recipe be removed from the cookbook as the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Fargo Mercantile Co. v. Brechet & Richter Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1924
- DOCKSIDE ASSOCIATION, INC. v. Detyens, Simmons & CarlisleCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1988
- Kakizaki v. RiedelDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1992
- Maxey v. R. L. Bryan Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1988
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Weston v. KIM'S DOLLAR STORECourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2009
- Griggs v. South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1995