Bonner v. Westbound Records, Inc.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SIMON

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendants Westbound Records, Inc. (Westbound), and Bridgeport Music, Inc. (Bridgeport), appeal from a summary judgment in favor of the plaintiffs. The circuit court held that two contracts dated March 24, 1972, between the defendants and a rock music performing group known as The Ohio Players, of which the plaintiffs were members, were void and unenforceable.

Westbound’s business is making master recordings and selling them to others for production and distribution. The agreement between Westbound and The Ohio Players (the…