Schubert v. Midwest Broadcasting Co.

Walter Schwimmer Productions, Inc., was the producer and owner of a television quiz program called “Movie Quick Quiz.” In January, 1954, the defendant operated a television broadcasting station in Milwaukee. On January 4, 1954, a contract was entered into between Walter Schwimmer Productions, Inc., hereinafter referred to as the “producer,” and the defendant whereby the defendant was licensed to produce and agreed to telecast the Movie Quick Quiz over its station for a period of two years beginning January 11, 1954, with an option to cancel after the first fifty-six weeks. The producer agreed…