Dellar v. Samuel Goldwyn, Inc.

Decided June 12, 1939. Robert Porter Patterson Sr. wrote the opinion for the court.

104 F.2d 661 · Cited 54 times

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• Nichols v. Universal Pictures Corporation · 45 F.2d 119

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• Eisman v. Samuel Goldwyn, Inc. · 30 F. Supp. 436
• Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc. · 464 U.S. 417
• Collins v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corporation · 106 F.2d 83
• Time Incorporated v. Bernard Geis Associates · 293 F. Supp. 130
• Alexander v. Haley · 460 F. Supp. 40
• Wojnarowicz v. American Family Ass'n · 745 F. Supp. 130
• Cain v. Universal Pictures Co. · 47 F. Supp. 1013
• Dellar v. Samuel Goldwyn, Inc. · 150 F.2d 612
• Higgins v. Baker · 309 F. Supp. 635
• MCA, Inc. v. Wilson · 425 F. Supp. 443
• Robert Stigwood Group Limited v. O'REILLY · 346 F. Supp. 376
• Musto v. Meyer · 434 F. Supp. 32
• Meeropol v. Nizer · 417 F. Supp. 1201
• Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corp. v. Crooks · 447 F. Supp. 243
• Pacific and Southern Co., Inc. v. Duncan · 572 F. Supp. 1186
• Burnett v. Lambino · 206 F. Supp. 517
• Association of American Medical Colleges v. Carey · 728 F. Supp. 873
• Bradbury v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. · 174 F. Supp. 733
• Williams v. Columbia Broadcasting Systems, Inc. · 57 F. Supp. 2d 961

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