M. H. Hoffman, Inc. v. Bernstein Film Productions

The defendant appeals from a judgment for six thousand five hundred dollars, with interest and costs, rendered on the common count for money had and received. On behalf of the appellant it is contended that the findings are not supported by the evidence, and that recovery on the common count could not be had under the facts disclosed.

The defendant, a producer of motion pictures, in April, 1917, had in course of production a picture play entitled “Who Knows. ’’ It had in contemplation the production of a series of other motion-picture plays. On April 6, 1917, the defendant contracted with one…