1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.Supp.
  4. 20 F.Supp.
  5. 20 F.Supp. 809 (1937)
 

DAVIES v. COLUMBIA PICTURES CORPORATION

20 F.Supp. 809 (1937)

DAVIES v. COLUMBIA PICTURES CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA, Limited, et al.

District Court, S. D. New York.

August 10, 1937.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Riegelman, Hess & Hirsch, of New York City, for complainant.

Schwartz & Frohlich, of New York City (Louis D. Frohlich and Herman Finkelstein, both of New York City, of counsel), for defendants.

KNOX, District Judge.

This is a motion to strike out certain paragraphs of the complaint for the reasons that such portions "* * * are insufficient in law, irrelevant, frivolous, not material to the cause of action set forth in the complaint, and that this Court has no jurisdiction over the subject matter of said allegations. * * *"

The complaint alleges that in 1929 the complainant wrote and copyrighted an original drama entitled "The Fly From the Ointment...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases