Hampton v. Guare
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Order and judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Edward Lehner, J.), entered on April 29, 1992 and May 28, 1992, respectively, which, inter alia, granted defendants’ motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s amended complaint, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
In the underlying action, plaintiff, an aspiring actor who has been convicted of attempted burglary and repeatedly arrested for criminal impersonation, larceny and related offenses, seeks $60,000,000 compensatory and punitive damages against the author, producers, publisher and purchaser of the film rights to the award-winning play, "Six…
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