SUTTON v. WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS

Docket No. 19190.

118 Cal.App.2d 598 (1953)

258 P.2d 519

EZILDA MARIE SUTTON, Appellant, v. WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS (a Corporation), Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Two.

June 22, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George De Roy for Appellant.

Gunther R. Lessing, O'Melveny & Myers, Jackson W. Chance, William W. Alsup and Harned Pettus Hoose for Respondent.


MOORE, P.J.

Appeal from judgment entered after the trial court had sustained a demurrer to the amended complaint. Appellant insists that a comparison of the contents of her book entitled "Circus in Nightland" with the film produced by respondent entitled "Beaver Valley" can leave no doubt that some reasonable minds would find that the film utilized a portion of the contents of the book and that, therefore, defendant...

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