Danks v. Gordon
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of New York. Suit in equity by Albert V. Danks, administrator, against Hamilton A. Gordon and others. Decree for complainant, and defendants appeal. This cause comes here on appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. This is a suit in equity for an injunction and an accounting.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of New York. Suit in equity by Albert V. Danks, administrator, against Hamilton A. Gordon and others. Decree for complainant, and defendants appeal. This cause comes here on appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. This is a suit in equity for an injunction and an accounting. It does not appear when this suit was commenced and the original bill of complaint does not appear in the record. An amended bill of complaint was apparently filed on July 0, 1916. It appears that the…
1Opinion of the CourtRogers, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The District Judge has found and decreed that Hart P. Danks was the composer and at the time of his death was the owner of the songs and musical compositions mentioned in the margin,1 and that he was also the owner and composer of certain other songs and musical compositions separately classified by the District Judge and which are also to-*823be found in the margin.2 He has also found that during the lifetime of Danks the said songs and musical compositions were duly copyrighted by him or on his behalf; that his estate has been and still is the sole owner and…
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- Missouri v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Byers v. McAuleySupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Robertson v. CeaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Hartell v. TilghmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Excelsior Wooden Pipe Co. v. Pacific Bridge Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1902
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- Levering & Garrigues Co. v. MorrinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
- Dollar S. S. Lines, Inc. v. MerzCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1934
- TB Harms Company v. EliscuDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1964
- Barnhart v. Western Maryland Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1942
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