University of Notre Dame Du Lac v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtBotein, P. J.
The University of Notre Dame Du Lac and its president, Father Theodore M. Hesburgh, have brought this, action against various book publishers and film distributors to enjoin release and distribution of a motion picture entitled “ John Goldfarb, Please Come Home ” and further distribution of the published novel on which the picture is based. Defendants appeal from an order granting an injunction pendente lite and denying their motions to dismiss the complaint. ■
Novel and photoplay both fall in the category of broad farce in which, among other blunderbuss travesty, collegiate football is…
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