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WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS v. SOUVAINE SELECTIVE PICTURES

98 F.Supp. 774 (1951)

WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS, Inc. et al. v. SOUVAINE SELECTIVE PICTURES, Inc. et al.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

July 11, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James V. Hayes, New York City (Donovan, Leisure, Newton, Lumbard & Irvine, New York City, for plaintiffs for the motion.

Simon H. Rifkind, New York City (Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York City), for defendant Souvaine Selective Pictures, Inc., opposed.

Milton Weisman, New York City (Weisman, Celler, Quinn, Allan & Spett, New York City), for defendants Picto Corp. and Harry A. Brandt, opposed.

HOLTZOFF, District Judge (sitting by designation).

The plaintiffs have produced a motion picture entitled "Alice in Wonderland". It is based on Louis Carroll's immortal classic of the same name. The defendants have also made a picture by the same title based on the same book. Both pictures are scheduled to be shown in New York at two different theatres at about the same time. The plaintiffs have brought suit to enjoin the defendants from producing their picture on...

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