Legal Opinion
Mann v. Columbia Pictures, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 9, 1982No. Civ. 60482PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STEPHENS, Acting P. J.
Plaintiff and appellant, Bernice Mann, appeals from a judgment notwithstanding the verdict and conditional grant of a new trial. The trial court granted the motions of defendants and respondents, Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. (Columbia), Warren Beatty, and Robert Towne, after a jury awarded plaintiff a verdict in the sum of $185,000. Plaintiff also appeals from the lower court’s order specifying certain issues to be without substantial controversy.
Mann seeks to recover the reasonable value of ideas embodied in a 29-page written format, entitled “Women Plus,”…
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