Legal Opinion
Reeves v. United Artists
District Court, N.D. Ohio
Decided October 19, 1983No. Civ. A. C82-1284PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ANN ALDRICH, District Judge.
The question before this Court is whether the widow of a boxer is entitled to a portion of the profits from a motion picture containing a reenactment of one of the boxer’s fights. Pending before the Court is defendant’s Motion to Dismiss. Jurisdiction is proper pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Upon consideration, the motion is granted, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
FACTS
Plaintiff Louise Reeves is the widow of J.R. Jimmy Reeves, a professional boxer whose career included 164 fights…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Perkins v. Benguet Consolidated Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Factors Etc., Inc. And Boxcar Enterprises Inc. v. Pro Arts, Inc. And Stop and Shop Companies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Factors Etc., Inc. And Boxcar Enterprises, Inc. v. Pro Arts, Inc. And Stop and Shop Companies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Herman Miller, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Palazzetti Imports and Exports, Inc., Defendant-Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- Estate of Benson Ex Rel. Benson v. Minnesota Board of Medical PracticeCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1995
- Nature's Way Products, Inc. v. Nature-Pharma, Inc.District Court, D. Utah · 1990
- Reeves v. United Artists Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Reeves v. United Artists CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985