Legal Opinion
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation v. Ring Lardner, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 9, 1954No. 13491_1PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAMBERS, Circuit Judge.
Ring Lardner, Jr., plaintiff and appellee, in the year 1947 was working under written contract as a screen writer for Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. The latter, defendant and appellant, will hereinafter be referred to as “Fox.”
Lardner was discharged on November 28, 1947, by Fox. Lardner filed suit and obtained judgment for approximately $25,000 in salary accruing after his discharge. This is a diversity case and Fox has appealed.
The events leading up to the discharge of Lardner start in 1947 with an investigation and hearings of the Un-American Activities…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Adams v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1928
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