Legal Opinion

Jillcy Film Enterprises, Inc. v. Home Box Office, Inc.

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided February 29, 1984No. 83 Civ. 2714PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MOTLEY, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff, Jillcy Film Enterprises, Inc., is a Canadian corporation that was formed for the purpose of producing the film documentary in question in this case. Defendant, Home Box Office, Inc. (HBO), is a New York corporation which operates a cable television network in the United States. Jillcy has sued HBO for breach of contract and HBO has moved to dismiss the complaint pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(c) and 56.

BACKGROUND

HBO and a Canadian corporation not a party to this suit had made arrangements for a feature-length film entitled “The Terry Fox Story” to be made…

2Cases cited21 opinions

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