U.S. District Court / S.D. New York

Alden-Rochelle, Inc. v. American Soc. of Composers, Authors & Publishers

Decided July 19, 1948. Vincent L. Leibell wrote the opinion for the court.

80 F. Supp. 888 · Cited 54 times

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Duplex Printing Press Co. v. Deering · 254 U.S. 443
United States v. Trenton Potteries Co. · 273 U.S. 392
Buck v. Jewell-LaSalle Realty Co. · 283 U.S. 191
Story Parchment Co. v. Paterson Parchment Paper Co. · 282 U.S. 555
Keystone Driller Co. v. General Excavator Co. · 290 U.S. 240
Watson v. Buck · 313 U.S. 387
Chattanooga Foundry & Pipe Works v. City of Atlanta · 203 U.S. 390
Ethyl Gasoline Corp. v. United States · 309 U.S. 436
United States v. Crescent Amusement Co. · 323 U.S. 173
Sheldon v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corp. · 309 U.S. 390
Fleitmann Ex Rel. Stockholders of the Consolidated Street Lighting Co. v. Welsbach Street Lighting Co. · 240 U.S. 27
Straus and Straus v. American Publishers' Assn. · 231 U.S. 222
Associated Press v. United States · 326 U.S. 1
United States v. Aluminum Co. of America · 148 F.2d 416
United States v. Griffith · 334 U.S. 100
Schine Chain Theatres, Inc. v. United States · 334 U.S. 110
Ring v. Spina · 148 F.2d 647
Decorative Stone Co. v. Building Trades Council of Westchester County · 23 F.2d 426
Fashion Guild v. Trade Comm'n · 312 U.S. 457
Allen Bradley Co. v. LOCAL NO. 3, IB OF E. WORKERS · 51 F. Supp. 36

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UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Lindor · 531 F. Supp. 2d 453
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Carroll v. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS OF US & CAN. · 241 F. Supp. 865
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