Legal Opinion
Gorham v. Edwards
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 29, 1958PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALMIERI, District Judge.
On March 6, 1958, plaintiff filed his complaint, alleging that he and defendant members of a vocal quartet had entered into an agreement, pursuant to which he was to have exclusive rights to publish and record all songs sung by the quartet; and pursuant to which he was to receive royalty payments. Plaintiff cut a master tape of a song called “Get a Job” as sung by the quartet. Thereafter, the agreement between the parties was purportedly cancelled on behalf of the quartet. It was alleged that the quartet then entered into a second contract, with another of the…
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