Legal Opinion
Gee v. CBS, INC.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 7, 1979No. Civ. A. 75-1792PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
EDWARD R. BECKER, District Judge.
I. Preliminary Statement
This suit for damages and injunctive relief arises out of the luminous career of the late Bessie Smith, who may be fairly described as “Empress of the Blues.” See C. Albertson, Bessie (1972). Bessie Smith (“Smith”) was a great singer and composer of the “blues.” 1 During the 1920’s, Smith was one of America’s top box office attractions and recording stars. From 1923 to 1928, the theatres in which she appeared on tour were filled to overflowing and thousands were turned away. During that period Smith earned from $1,500…
2Cases cited72 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Holmberg v. ArmbrechtSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by90 opinions
- Denise Bohus v. Stanley A. BeloffCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Armstrong v. McAlpinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Armstrong v. McalpinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Daboub v. GibbonsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Kelly v. L.L. Cool J.District Court, S.D. New York · 1992
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