Nichols v. Universal Pictures Corporation

Decided November 10, 1930. Thomas Walter Swan wrote the opinion for the court.

45 F.2d 119 · Cited 357 times

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• Holmes v. Hurst · 174 U.S. 82
• Fendler v. Morosco · 171 N.E. 56

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