Legal Opinion
Nathan v. Monthly Review Press, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 24, 1969No. 68 Civ. 3719PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LASKER, District Judge.
This case involves a dispute as to the ownership of the literary property in an essay written in 1949 by the late Dr. Albert Einstein entitled “Why Socialism?”. Each party, though acknowledging some rights of the other in the property, claims to be the owner, and each moves for summary judgment. As one would expect when confronted with opposing motions for summary judgment, there is a substantial degree of agreement as to the material facts. Unfortunately, however, there is also significant disagreement as to matters which cannot be adjudicated from the papers…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Empire Electronics Co., Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Boro Hall Corp. v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- First Financial Marketing Services Group, Inc. v. Field Promotions, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1968
- Jerome H. Lemelson v. Ideal Toy CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Manufacturers Casualty InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1957
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Jerome Schurr v. Austin Galleries of Illinois, Inc., A/K/A Austin Publishing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- The Chase Manhattan Bank, a National Banking Association v. The First Marion Bank, a Banking CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1971
- American Cyanamid Co. v. Elizabeth Arden Sales Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1971
- Neonex International Ltd. v. Norris Grain CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1972
- Baldt Corp. v. Tabet Manufacturing Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1974
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