Legal Opinion
Paramount Film Distributing Corp. v. Jaffurs
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 3, 1951No. Civ. Nos. 9278-9284PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEWART, District Judge.
These are seven separate actions brought by various film distributors claiming damages arising from the alleged fraudulent conduct of the defendants in their contractual relationships with the plaintiffs. In each case the defendants filed a motion for a more definite statement under Rule 12(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C. Six of the complaints are identical and the seventh is substantially similar. The motions were joined for argument and will be disposed of together.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Continental Collieries, Inc. v. ShoberCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1942
- Paramount Film Distributing Corp. v. RamDistrict Court, E.D. South Carolina · 1950
- American Ship Bldg. Co. v. KirkDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1951
- Loew's Inc. v. MakinsonDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1950
- United States v. KornfeldDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1950
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3Cited by6 opinions
- duPont v. WylyDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1973
- Hassett v. Weissman (In Re O.P.M. Leasing Services, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1983
- McLean v. PaddockNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
- Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. v. AtolDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1952
- District 65, Distributive, Processing & Office Workers Union v. McKagueDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1953
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