Legal Opinion
Bowen v. Yankee Network, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 13, 1942No. 1359PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FORD, District Judge.
The defendants have filed motions to dismiss the plaintiff’s complaint on the ground that it fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.
The complaint alleges the following facts:
The plaintiff is a citizen of Rhode Island and the defendants are corporations of Massachusetts and Illinois, respectively; that on or about May 16, 1938, the plaintiff conceived and devised a new and novel idea for a “Radio Presentation”; that on May 19, 1938, the plaintiff presented and submitted the original of the plan for a “Radio Presentation” in manuscript to an agent of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Bristol v. Equitable Life Assurance SocietyNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Affiliated Enterprises, Inc. v. GruberCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1936
- Lueddecke v. Chevrolet Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1934
- Moore v. Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
- Liggett Myers Tobacco Co., Inc. v. MeyerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1935
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Weitzenkorn v. LesserCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
- Roger Burten D/B/A Rainy Day Games & Toys v. Milton Bradley CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- Vantage Point, Inc. v. Parker Bros., Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1981
- Educational Sales Programs, Inc. v. Dreyfus Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1970
- Hamilton Nat. Bank v. BeltCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
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