Legal Opinion
Briggs v. New Hampshire Trotting & Breeding Ass'n, Inc.
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided December 29, 1960No. 1:98-adr-00014Published
1Opinion of the Court
CONNOR, District Judge.
Plaintiff in this action seeks damages and a permanent injunction restraining the defendants from infringing plaintiff’s horse racing plan and betting cards because of an alleged violation of copyright and unfair competition.
The defendants move to dismiss in accordance with Rule 12(b) (6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S. C.A., in that the complaint fails to state a cause of action, and particularly on the ground that the plaintiff has no copyrightable material.
All relevant facts having appeared either by exhibit or brief, the case can be disposed of on…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Baker v. SeldenSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
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- Continental Casualty Company, Plaintiff-Appellee-Appellant v. Hulbert T. E. Beardsley and H. T. E. Beardsley, Inc., Defendants-Appellants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
- Affiliated Enterprises, Inc. v. GruberCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1936
- Affiliated Enterprises Inc. v. GantzCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1936
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