Legal Opinion
Capitol Records, Inc. v. Mercury Record Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 26, 1952PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEIBELL, District Judge.
This is an action for a declaratory judgment under Section 2201 of Title 28 U.S.C. The complaint alleges (paragraph 1) that—
“ * * * there is an actual controversy now existing between the parties involving an agreement respecting the possession and the right to the use of certain matrices for the manufacture •of phonograph records from which matrices the defendant is manufacturing phonograph records and is employing unfair methods of competition in the distribution of such phonograph, records. * * * ”
That there is diversity of citizenship and "the statutory amount in…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Elmendorf v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1825
- Russell v. Clark's ExecutorsSupreme Court of the United States · 1812
- Bobbs-Merrill Co. v. StrausSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Metropolitan Opera Ass'n, Inc. v. Wagner-Nichols Recorder Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1950
- American Tobacco Co. v. WerckmeisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
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3Cited by13 opinions
- F. PALICIO Y COMPANIA, SA v. BrushDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1966
- Duchess Music Corporation v. Martin SternCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- Michael Todd Co. v. County of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1962
- Mastercrafters Clock & Radio & Co. v. Vacheron & Constantin-Le Coultre Watches, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- Desclee & Cie., S. A. v. NemmersDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1961
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