UNITED ARTISTS CORPORATION v. FIELDS PRODUCTIONS, INC.

No. 72 Civ. 5432 HRT.

363 F.Supp. 903 (1973)

UNITED ARTISTS CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. FIELDS PRODUCTIONS, INC., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

September 14, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillips, Nizer, Benjamin, Krim & Ballon, New York City by Paul Martinson and Martin Stein, New York City, for plaintiff.

Fitelson & Mayers, New York City by Clifford Forster and Harold J. Sherman, New York City, for defendant Selected Pictures Corp.


OPINION

TYLER, District Judge.

In this federal interpleader action, brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1335, defendant Selected Pictures Corporation ("Selected") has moved to dismiss the complaint for lack of jurisdiction and for laches. As is true in most actions of this nature, the background is complicated and rather confused and requires some discussion before reaching the legal resolution of the issues.

The interpleader complaint recites that...

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