Legal Opinion
Denker v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 4, 1960PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVincent A. Ltjpiano, J.
Motion by defendants to dismiss the complaint for legal insufficiency, or the first cause of action on the same ground, for judgment on the pleadings and for other relief.
It is alleged in the complaint that plaintiff is a prominent author who at one time collaborated with the late Charles Fulton Oursler in the writing of certain stage plays and radio scripts on the life of Jesus Christ and events occurring in His time under the title, ‘ ‘ The Greatest Story Ever Told ’ \ After Mr. Oursler’s death, plaintiff apparently continued writing radio scripts in collaboration with the late Mrs. Grace…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Silverman v. Sunrise Pictures Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1921
- Carter v. BaileySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1874
- Brown v. County CourtWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1916
- Burdick v. ChesebroughAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
- Read v. FoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Pappas v. HauserSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972
- Hickland v. HicklandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
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