Legal Opinion
First Comics, Inc., and Cross-Appellee v. World Color Press, Inc., and Cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 19, 1989No. 88-2731, 88-2745PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff First Comics, Inc. is a small Chicago-based enterprise that began seriously exploring entrance into comic-book publishing in February 1982. By June, First Comics had decided to proceed with plans to publish comic books and began negotiations with defendant World Color Press, Inc., a comic book printer. At this time, World Color Press was allegedly the only printer to use the letterpress method, 1 a less expensive process of printing comic books. As the largest comic book printer its customers included the largest publishers in the field, notably Marvel Comics…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Commissioner v. Estate of BoschSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Hicks Ex Rel. Feiock v. FeiockSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Steinberg v. Chicago Medical SchoolIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
- Robert J. Will, Cross-Appellees v. Comprehensive Accounting Corporation, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
40 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by32 opinions
- L.S. Heath & Son, Inc. v. At & T Information Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Hardin, Rodriguez & Boivin Anesthesiologists, Ltd. v. Paradigm Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Joseph P. Cange, Cross-Appellant v. Stotler and Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- W.E. O'Neil Construction Co. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of PittsburghDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1989
- A. Kush & Associates, Limited, an Illinois Corporation v. American States Insurance Company, an Indiana CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
27 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.