Legal Opinion
Lumiere v. Mae Edna Wilder, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 19, 1923No. 242PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Brandéis
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The venue of suits for infringement of copyright is not determined by the general provision governing suits in the federal district courts. Judicial Code, § 51.' The Copyright Act provides that suits “ may be instituted in the district of which the defendant or his agent is an inhabitant, or in which he may be found.” Act of March 4, 1909, c. 320, § 35, 35 Stat. 1075, 1084. Whether under this section a valid service was made upon defendant is the only question for decision.
New York is divided into four federal judicial districts. Judicial…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Camp v. GressSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- In Re Keasbey & Mattison Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895
- W. S. Tyler Co. v. Ludlow-Saylor Wire Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1915
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