Legal Opinion
Horwitz v. Sprague
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 17, 1977No. 75 Civ. 3436 (CHT)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
TENNEY, District Judge.
The production of a motion picture based on the Hermann Hesse novel Steppenwolf has generated litigation within this Court’s diversity jurisdiction. 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Plaintiff Arthur J. Horwitz contends that he was defrauded out of his rightful share in the motion picture project by defendants Peter J. Sprague, the eventual producer of the movie, and two initial investors in the project, Ronald Avis and James L. D. Roser. All defendants have now asked, inter alia, for summary judgment pursuant to Rulé 56(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“Rules”); 1…
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- Perma Research and Development Company v. The Singer CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- Ruza v. RuzaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1955
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,323 Frigitemp Corp. v. Financial Dynamics Fund, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
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