Legal Opinion
Charles Merrill Mount v. Book-Of-The-Month Club, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 19, 1977No. 639, Docket 76-7458PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant, Charles Merrill Mount, author of “John Singer Sargent: A Biography,” filed this suit on December 29, 1975, in the Southern District of New York against defendant-appellee Book-of-the-Month Club, alleging two separate counts of copyright infringement of his Sargent work. Defendant successfully moved for summary judgment on both counts. We agree with the District Court as to the first count and part of the second, but find it necessary to remand for a trial on one portion of the latter claim.
The first count goes back to events in 1955-1956. In November 1955…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- J. G. Watts Construction Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1963
- Stirling v. Chemical BankCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Jerome S. Murray v. Irving S. LichtmanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- Rosette v. Rainbo Record Manufacturing CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1973
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3Cited by34 opinions
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