HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO. v. STACKPOLE SONS


31 F.Supp. 517 (1940)

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO. v. STACKPOLE SONS, Inc., et al.

District Court, S. D. New York.

February 2, 1940.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hines, Rearick, Dorr & Hammond, of New York City (Archie O. Dawson, of New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff.

Philip Wittenberg, of New York City, for defendants.


CONGER, District Judge.

This is a motion for summary judgment in an action to restrain infringement of a copyright to the book "Mein Kampf", written by Adolf Hitler. The plaintiff made an application for a preliminary injunction, which was denied. Upon an appeal to the Circuit Court of Appeals for this circuit, this ruling of the district court was reversed, and the preliminary injunction was granted. 2 Cir., 104 F.2d 306; writ of...

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