NICHOLS v. UNIVERSAL PICTURES CORPORATION


34 F.2d 145 (1929)

NICHOLS v. UNIVERSAL PICTURES CORPORATION et al.

District Court, S. D. New York.

May 14, 1929.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O'Brien, Malevinsky & Driscoll and I. R. Oeland, all of New York City, for complainant.

Siegfried F. Hartman and Nathan L. Miller, both of New York City, for defendant Universal Pictures Corporation.


GODDARD, District Judge.

This is a suit for the alleged infringement of a copyright, and the usual injunctive relief with an accounting is prayed for. The complainant, Anne Nichols, sues as author and copyright owner of the play "Abie's Irish Rose," and alleges that her copyright has been infringed by the defendants in their production and distribution of the motion picture entitled "The Cohens and Kellys."

The play "Abie's Irish Rose" was produced on the...

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