1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. N.Y.2d
  4. 10 N.Y.2d
  5. 10 N.Y.2d 339 (1961)
 

DENKER v. 20TH CENTURY-FOX FILM CORP.

10 N.Y.2d 339 (1961)

Henry Denker, Appellant, v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 30, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold J. Sherman for appellant.

Leo P. Larkin, Jr., Caesar L. Pitassy and Donald A. Krenz for Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, respondent, and Woodson D. Scott and Edward P. Rogers for Albert L. Cole, executor of the estate of Charles F. Oursler, deceased, and April Oursler Armstrong and Charles Fulton Oursler, Jr., executors of the estate of Grace P. Oursler, deceased, respondents.

Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges DYE, FROESSEL, VAN VOORHIS, BURKE and FOSTER concur.

FULD, J.

Charles Fulton Oursler wrote "The Greatest Story Ever Told" and copyrighted the work. Upon his death in 1952, the copyright passed to his estate. Henry Denker collaborated with Oursler and, after the latter's death, with his widow in the writing of certain radio and television scripts, stage plays and motion pictures, all involving the same subject matter and bearing the same title as the original work...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases