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ALEXANDER v. THEATRE GUILD

26 F.2d 741 (1927)

ALEXANDER et al. v. THEATRE GUILD, Inc., et al.

District Court, S. D. New York.

April 26, 1927.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Siegel & Corn, of New York City (Samuel Conrad Cohen, Jacob H. Corn, Isaac Siegel, and Philip Cohen, all of New York City, of counsel), for complainants.

Leventritt, Riegelman, Carns & Schwarz, of New York City (Charles A. Riegelman, of New York City, of counsel), for defendants Theatre Guild, Inc., Bennett, and Lord.

Hardin & Hess, of New York City (Ernest Angell, of New York City, of counsel), for defendant Howard.

AUGUSTUS N. HAND, District Judge.

This is a suit for the alleged infringement of complainants' play "The Full of the Moon," copyrighted October 25, 1923, by the play "They Knew What They Wanted," composed by the defendant Sidney Howard. The latter is a realistic comedy which has had a successful run, while the complainants' play is a tragedy that has never been put on the stage.

I am entirely convinced that the defendants' witnesses have testified truthfully...

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