Legal Opinion
Wrench v. Universal Pictures Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 18, 1952PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RYAN, Judge.
Plaintiff and both defendants have moved separately for summary judgment contending that as to their respective right to such relief there are no factual issues requiring trial. Rule 56, Fed.R.Civ.P., 28 U.S.C.
The claims asserted by plaintiff are for moneys she alleges are due her from defendant, Universal, under a written contract made on April 22, 1948.
By this contract plaintiff sold to Universal all motion picture rights for the entire world to three stories written by her (two of which had been published), and contracted to sell the rights to such additional story or stories…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- National Comics Publications, Inc. v. Fawcett Publications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- American Code Co. v. BensingerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1922
- Holmes v. HurstSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Moore v. . WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- West Pub. Co. v. Edward Thompson Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1910
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Russ Berrie & Co., Inc. v. Jerry Elsner Co., Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1980
- Thomas Wilson & Company, Inc. v. Irving J. Dorfman Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Senta Maria Runge v. Joyce Lee and Joyce Eve Lee Cosmetics, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- Davis v. E. I. DuPont De Nemours & Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1965
- Ziegelheim v. FlohrDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1954
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