Legal Opinion
People v. Charles Scribner's Sons
New York City Magistrates' Court
Decided April 29, 1954PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dunaif, M.
The defendant, Charles Scribner’s Sons, is the publisher of a hook by one James Jones, entitled “ From Here to Eternity,” which has had a wide and successful circulation. The book contains the following statement by the author:
“ Special Note
“ This book is a work of fiction. The characters are imaginary, and any resemblance to actual persons is accidental. However, certain of the stockade scenes did happen. They did not happen at the Schofield Barracks Post Stockade but at a post within the United States at which the author served, and they are true scenes of which the author had…
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- Gardella v. Log Cabin Products Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
- Adrian v. UntermanNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
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