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DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS FOUNDERS SOC. v. ROSE

No. CIV. A. 3:99CV00221(CFD).

127 F.Supp.2d 117 (2001)

THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS FOUNDERS SOCIETY, d/b/a Detroit Institute Of Arts, Plaintiff, v. Christopher S. ROSE, individually and as Executor of the Estate of Margaret Skewis Rose, James P. Rose, Rufus R. Rose, and Mildred Smith, Executrix of the Estate of Robert "Buffalo Bob" Smith, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Connecticut.

January 23, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stuart D. Rosen, Michael P. Ungaro, Bingham Dana, Hartford, CT, Gregory D. Hanley, Mark A. Stern, Honigman, Miller, Schwartz & Cohn, Detroit, MI, for Plaintiff.

Frank N. Eppinger, O'Brien, Shafner, Stuart, Kelly & Morris, Groton, CT, Mark E. Block, O'Brien, Shafner, Stuart, Kelly & Morris, P.C., Norwich, CT, Stephen J. Grabenstein, Van Winkle, Buck, all, Starnes & Davis, PA, Asheville, NC, Frank J. Libert, Susan Mara Phillips, Morris James Busca, Suisman, Shapiro, Wool Brennan, Gray & Greenberg, New london, CT, for Defendants.

RULING ON MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

DRONEY, District Judge.

I. Introduction and Factual Background

"The Howdy Doody Show" was a television program beloved by millions of children now known as "the baby boom generation." It was produced and broadcast by the National Broadcasting Company. Inc. ("NBC") from 1947 to 1960. Hosted by Robert "Buffalo Bob" Smith, the show's main character was Howdy Doody, a puppet in the image of a freckled-faced...

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