De Mille Co. v. Casey
New York Supreme Court
Action to terminate contract and for an injunction and accounting.
1Opinion of the CourtHotchkiss, J.
The record in this case is voluminous, hut what I conceive to he the material facts aré comparatively simple. The De Mille Company was the owner of copyrights of thirteen stage plays. On March 19, 1913, plaintiffs entered into a contract *648with the defendant Casey by which Casey and his assignee were given the sole and exclusive right to produce and to license others to produce said plays in motion pictures, in consideration of which Casey agreed to pay the De Mille Company weekly a royalty of $75 per week for each and every week that each of said plays should be exhibited. In the event Casey…
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