MOTOWN RECORD CORP. v. MARY JANE GIRLS, INC.

No. 86 Civ. 6814 (RWS).

650 F.Supp. 123 (1986)

MOTOWN RECORD CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. MARY JANE GIRLS, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

December 22, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidley & Austin by Robert A. Downing, New York City, Elliot Chaum, Vice President & Gen. Counsel, Motown Record Corp., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff; Marc J. Gottridge and James Arden, New York City of counsel.

Gross, Shuman, Brizdle, Laub & Gilfillan, P.C., Buffalo, N.Y., Kronish, Lieb, Weiner & Hellman, New York City by John Hartje, for defendant; Irving M. Shuman and Leslie M. Greenbaum, Buffalo, N.Y., of counsel.


SWEET, District Judge.

Plaintiff Motown Record Corp. ("Motown") moved this court for an order of summary judgment under Rule 56, Fed.R. Civ.P., to enforce its contract rights with defendant Mary Jane Girls, Inc. ("MJG"), and the four individual performers who together constitute the musical performing group known as "The Mary Jane Girls." For the reasons set forth below, the motion is denied.

Facts

On February 3, 1983, the parties executed a "Memorandum...

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