Legal Opinion
Lorentz v. R. K. O. Radio Pictures, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 22, 1946No. 11076PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENS, Circuit Judge.
Pare Lorentz entered into a written corn-tract of employment with “R.K.O. Inc.,” a corporation, wherein he agreed to act as writer, director and producer in connection with two motion picture photoplays, the production of one thereof to begin within one year after August 1, 1941. The contract provides that Lorentz shall receive as fixed compensation the sum of $50,000, payable at the weekly rate of $1,250 for forty weeks. Should delay occur through the fault of the employer and the production of a picture be incomplete and the $50,000 be consumed, the payment of $1,250…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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