Legal Opinion
Wyler Summit Partnership v. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 30, 1998No. 96-16329PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge STAGG; Dissent by Judge TASHIMA.
STAGG, Senior District Judge:
This case concerns a contract dispute between the Wyler Summit Partnership (“Wyler Summit”) and Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., and Turner Entertainment Co. (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Turner”). At issue is the effect of certain provisions of a 1958 contract between film director William Wyler (“Wyler”) and MGM-Loew’s, Inc. (“MGM”) for the direction of the film classic Ben Hur. Wyler Summit, Wyler’s successor in interest to the Ben Hur contract, brought suit against Turner, MGM’s successor in…
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