Legal Opinion
Cliff May v. Morganelli-Heumann & Associates
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 15, 1980No. 78-1571PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
Cliff May sued defendants for copyright infringement and unfair competition, contending that they copied several of his drawings. The district court granted defendants summary judgment. May appeals. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we reverse and remand for trial because defendants’ right to use May’s work depends on issues of contract interpretation not properly resolved on summary judgment.
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FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Fletcher Jones hired Cliff May, an architect, on January 17, 1969, to design a residence and horse training facilities, called the Westerly Stud…
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