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FRANKLIN v. CANNON FILMS, INC.

No. CV 86-5892 PAR.

654 F.Supp. 133 (1987)

Bernard FRANKLIN and Judith Franklin, Plaintiffs, v. CANNON FILMS, INC., Henry Weinstein, Weinstein/Skyfield Productions, Robert Whitmore, and Does 1-20, Defendants.

United States District Court, C.D. California.

February 18, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis Ardi, Tenenbaum & Ardi, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs.

Louis P. Petrich, Daniel M. Mayeda, Leopold, Petrich & Smith, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant — Cannon Films, Inc.

Gretchen M. Nelson, Morgan, Wenzel & McNicholas, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants — Henry Weinstein, Weinstein/Skyfield Productions, Inc., and Robert Whitmore.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

RYMER, District Judge.

This case stems from the production and distribution of the motion picture "Runaway Train." Plaintiffs brought this action for copyright infringement, fraud, and breach of contract.

The complaint alleges that, pursuant to the terms of a "deal memorandum" executed by the parties, plaintiffs invested $25,000 in the screenplay which subsequently evolved...

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