DECCA RECORDS v. REPUBLIC RECORDING COMPANY

No. 12656.

235 F.2d 360 (1956)

DECCA RECORDS, Inc., Appellant, v. The REPUBLIC RECORDING COMPANY, Inc., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

August 1, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry Cohen, New York City, Charles P. Taft, Cincinnati, Ohio, on briefs for appellant.

Alexander & Alexander, Franklin, Tenn., Ward Hudgins, Nashville, Tenn., for appellee.

Before SIMONS, Chief Judge, and ALLEN and McALLISTER, Circuit Judges.


McALLISTER, Circuit Judge.

The Republic Recording Company brought suit against Decca Records, Inc., claiming that it had a contract dated February 9, 1953, for the exclusive services of Del Wood, a pianist; that it had expended considerable sums of money to record a number of her compositions for distribution and sale; that Decca, knowing of the existence of this contract, had released sales of recordings of Del Wood, which Decca had caused to be made prior to February...

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