Legal Opinion
United States v. Wells
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided September 28, 1959No. Cr. 13545PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INGRAHAM, District Judge.
The defendant, Horace Douglas 'Wells, Jr., was charged by indictment in eight counts. Each count charges that defendant did willfully and for profit infringe copyright in a map, alleged to be owned by Edgar Tobin Aerial Surveys, by selling to one Gordon Kroll, without authority from the said Edgar Tobin Aerial Surveys, a copy of said map. The offense alleged in each count is a misdemeanor.
The defendant was tried by jury. Defendant moved for judgment of acquittal at the close of the evidence offered by the government. The court reserved decision on the motion. The…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bobbs-Merrill Co. v. StrausSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- United States v. ResnickSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Harrison v. Maynard, Merrill & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1894
- Pellegrini v. AllegriniDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1924
- Henry Bill Publishing Co. v. SmytheUnited States Circuit Court · 1886
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3Cited by11 opinions
- United States v. Albert C. Drebin, Budget Films, Inc., Lawrence S. Fine and Bruce M. VeneziaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Woodrow W. Wise, Jr., Dba Hollywood Film ExchangeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Independent News Co., Inc., National Comics Publications, Inc., Superman, Inc. v. Harry WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961
- American International Pictures, Inc. v. ForemanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Platt & Munk Co. v. Republic Graphics, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
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