BIG SEVEN MUSIC CORP. v. LENNON

Nos. 624, 860, Dockets 76-7454, 76-7480.

554 F.2d 504 (1977)

BIG SEVEN MUSIC CORP. and Adam VIII, Ltd., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. John LENNON et al., Defendants-Appellees, and Morris Levy, Additional Defendant on Counterclaims-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided April 13, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Schurtman, New York City (Alan Kanzer, Bernard R. Diamond, Walter, Conston, Schurtman & Gumpel, P. C., New York City, of counsel), for appellants Big Seven Music Corp. and Adam VIII, Ltd.

Melvyn Altman, New York City (Nemeroff, Jelline, Danzig, Paley, Mandel & Bloch, New York City, of counsel), for appellant Morris Levy.

James M. Bergen, New York City (Howard Roy, Abraham Y. Skoff, Marshall, Bratter, Greene, Allison & Tucker, George J. Grumbach, Jr., Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, New York City, of counsel), for appellees.

Before ANDERSON, OAKES and GURFEIN, Circuit Judges.


OAKES, Circuit Judge:

Everybody's hustlin' for a buck and a dime I'll scratch your back and you scratch mine . . . . . All I can tell you is it's all show biz1

The words of John Lennon above are an appropriate introduction to this case, which involves alleged broken promises and acrimony between supposed friends in the recording industry.

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