Tony Williams v. Mercury Record Corporation

ENOCH, Circuit Judge.

Under authority of the Federal Declaratory Judgment Act, Title 28 U.S.C.A. § 2201, plaintiff herein, Tony Williams, filed complaint for declaratory judgment in the District Court. Mr. Williams* complaint alleges that, as members of a singing quintet known as “The Platters”, he and the other four members of the-singing group, entered into a contract, with defendant, Mercury Record Corporation (hereinafter called “Mercury”) on or about February 19, 1959. Mr. Williams stated that he had been advised by Mercury that he could not perform individually for any other recording…