WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS v. BASMAJIAN

No. 84 Civ. 8682 (RLC).

600 F.Supp. 439 (1984)

WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS, Plaintiff, v. John BASMAJIAN and Christie, Manson & Woods International, Inc., Defendants.

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

December 13, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine, New York City, for plaintiff; Thomas R. Trowbridge III, William J. Ruane, Robin Kaufman, New York City, of counsel.

Gold, Farrell & Marks, New York City, for defendant John Basmajian; Martin R. Gold, Carl H. Tessler, New York City, of counsel.

Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, for defendant, New York City, Christie, Manson & Woods Intern., Inc.; Conrad K. Harper, Albert E. Kotite, New York City, of counsel.


OPINION

ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge.

Plaintiff Walt Disney Productions ("Disney") seeks a preliminary injunction to restrain Christie, Manson & Woods International, Inc. ("Christie's") from proceeding with an auction scheduled for Saturday, December 8, 1984, of various Disney celluloids ("cels"), background, preproduction and production sketches on consignment from John Basmajian, Sr. This is a collection of original Disney artwork, including animated...

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