Legal Opinion

MCA Records, Inc. v. Newton-John

California Court of Appeal

Decided March 2, 1979No. Civ. 54177PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

FLEMING, J.

Defendant Olivia Newton-John, a singer, appeals a preliminaiy injunction restraining her from recording for anyone other than plaintiff MCA Records while MCA’s action is pending “or until April 1, 1982, if that date shall occur during the pendency of this action.”

In reviewing a preliminary injunction on appeal, we interpret the facts in the light most favorable to the prevailing party, and indulge all intendments and reasonable inferences in support of the trial court’s order. (People v. Columbia Research Corp. (1977) 71 Cal.App.3d 607, 610 [139 Cal.Rptr. 517]; City and…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Conover v. HallCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Loew's, Inc. v. ColeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
  3. Weingand v. Atlantic Savings & Loan Ass'nCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
  4. City and County of San Francisco v. EvankovichCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
  5. Environmental Coalition of Orange County, Inc. v. AVCO Community Developers, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1974

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3Cited by14 opinions

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