HARRIS v. TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX FILM CORPORATION

No. 72.

139 F.2d 571 (1943)

HARRIS v. TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX FILM CORPORATION.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

November 10, 1943.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dwight, Harris, Koegel & Caskey, of New York City (Harry J. McIntyre, of New York City, of counsel), for appellant.

O'Brien, Driscoll & Raftery, of New York City (Milton M. Rosenbloom, of New York City, of counsel), for respondent.

Before L. HAND, SWAN, and FRANK, Circuit Judges.


FRANK, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff alleged in her complaint that she had been engaged as a writer for what is known as the California Studio of the defendant; that while so engaged, she had written certain material on the life of Brigham Young; that she later contracted to sell that material to the Studio; that thereafter she worked at the Studio on a screen treatment of Brigham Young; that the Studio produced a motion picture...

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