HAL ROACH STUDIOS v. RICHARD FEINER AND CO.

No. 87-6146.

896 F.2d 1542 (1990)

HAL ROACH STUDIOS, INC., a Delaware Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RICHARD FEINER AND COMPANY, INC., a New York Corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 28, 1989.

As Amended February 22, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Robins, P.C., and Arthur E. Schwimmer, Los Angeles, Cal. for defendant-appellant.

Brian C. Lysaght, O'Neill & Lysaght, A Partnership Including Professional Corporations, Santa Monica, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before PREGERSON, REINHARDT and NOONAN, Circuit Judges.


REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

This case involves the worldwide television rights to a number of Laurel and Hardy silent films ("the silent subjects"). Appellee's predecessor in interest, Hal Roach, Inc., and appellant Richard Feiner and Company, Inc. ("Feiner & Co.") entered into a written agreement to license the television rights to certain of the films to Feiner & Co. for a ten year period with an option to renew the license agreement for a second ten year...

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