Legal Opinion
Kienzle v. Capital Cities/American Broadcasting Co.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided August 6, 1991No. 90-71250PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
COHN, District Judge.
I
The claims in this case are based on allegations of a misappropriation of ideas. Plaintiff, William X. Kienzle (Kienzle), is a nationally renowned novelist. In 1980, Kienzle submitted to defendant, Capitol Cities/American Broadcasting Company, Inc. (ABC), a proposal for a television series. 1 The proposed series was a situation comedy involving occurrences at an inner-city Catholic rectory staffed by a team of priests. The proposal, complete with character sketches, sample dialogue and story situations, was rejected by ABC shortly after its…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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