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WIREN v. PARAMOUNT PICTURES

No. 11589.

206 F.2d 465 (1953)

WIREN v. PARAMOUNT PICTURES, Inc.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 18, 1953.

Petition for Rehearing Denied September 11, 1953.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James M. Landis, Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. William T. Hannan and Benjamin F. Pollack, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellant. Mr. Ralph F. Berlow, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellant.

Mr. William E. Leahy, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. William J. Hughes, Jr., Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before PROCTOR, BAZELON and FAHY, Circuit Judges.

FAHY, Circuit Judge.

The appellant, Myra Page Wiren, plaintiff below, in 1931 filed a suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation, predecessor of defendant Paramount Pictures, Inc., and others, some of whom were defendants below, appellees here. Damages were sought because of the alleged plagiarism of a dramatic work, "Most", written by plaintiff, in the composition of the play "Death Takes...

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