Legal Opinion

A & M Records, Inc. v. M.V.C. Distributing Corp.

District Court, E.D. Michigan

Decided June 5, 1979No. Civ. A. 4-72136PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING MOTION FOR RELIEF FROM JUDGMENT

PHILIP PRATT, District Judge.

The motion before the Court grows out of proceedings commenced in July of 1974. The plaintiffs, A & M Records, Inc., CBS, Inc., Tammy Wynette, and Johnny Cash, sued the defendants, M.V.C. Distributing Corporation and Donald Merry, for unfair competition, specifically, record piracy. The Court entered an Order of Final Judgment awarding $120,000 plus costs to the plaintiffs on December 30,1975. The Judgment applied only to the corporate defendants, however, because this Court found that the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Schall v. CamorsSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
  2. American Surety Co. of NY v. MarottaSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  3. Hunt v. Western Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
  4. Schiff v. Hammond Clock Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1934
  5. A & M Records, Inc. v. M. V. C. Distributing Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Ford Motor Credit Company v. Robert L. Weaver, John C. Weaver and Sons and Weaver Farms, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
  2. Chull Wook Kim v. Harry B. CochenourCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
  3. In Re VannUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. In Re VegaUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1981
  5. DeLeon v. Gurda Farms, Inc. (In Re Gurda Farms, Inc.)District Court, S.D. New York · 1981

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