Legal Opinion
Paramount Productions, Inc. v. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 26, 1937No. 8288PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANEY, Circuit Judge.
Judgment was rendered for appellee in his action against appellant for breach of contract, and the latter appealed.
It is admitted by the pleadings that appellee is the sole author of a story entitled “Cruise to Nowhere”; that appellee sold the story to appellant on April 29, 1933, for $2,500, as evidenced by a written contract containing the terms and conditions of the sale. This contract contains .the following provisions:
“Second: The Author hereby grants to the Purchaser all the motion picture rights throughout the world, in and to and in connection with the said story,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Turner v. JacksonOregon Supreme Court · 1931
- Beasley v. San José Fruit-Packing Co.California Supreme Court · 1891
- Swope v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1904
- Johnson v. RichardsIdaho Supreme Court · 1930
- Birch v. HaleCalifornia Supreme Court · 1893
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Grand Trunk Western R. Co. v. HW Nelson Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1941
- Western Nat. Ins. v. Le ClareCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1947
- Ericson v. Playgirl, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1977
- Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc. v. SandersCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983
- Peck v. Shell Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1944
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