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POE v. MICHAEL TODD COMPANY

151 F.Supp. 801 (1957)

James POE, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL TODD COMPANY, Inc., and Michael Todd, Defendants.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

February 11, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Schulman, Klein & Stern, New York City, for plaintiff, Solomon A. Klein, New York City, of counsel.

Stillman & Stillman, New York City, for defendants, Louis B. Stillman, New York City, of counsel.

WEINFELD, District Judge.

The plaintiff, a professional writer of screen plays and scripts for motion pictures, seeks a preliminary injunction to enjoin the exhibition of a motion picture entitled "Around the World in 80 Days" based upon the novel by Jules Verne, unless the defendants give him screen play writing credit.

One S. J. Perelman is given sole credit on the film, which currently is being exhibited in various cities throughout the country. The plaintiff...

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