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BURNETT v. LAMBINO

204 F.Supp. 327 (1962)

Morris Bertram BURNETT, also known as Murray Burnett, and Frederick Stephani, Plaintiffs, v. Salvatore LAMBINO, also known as Evan Hunter, Simon and Schuster, Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., and Pocket Books, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

April 6, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Blumberg, Singer, Ross & Gordon, New York City, for plaintiffs; Leon Singer, Fred Newman, and Richard B. Rodman, New York City, of counsel.

Sam Rosenblum, New York City, for defendant Salvatore Lambino.

Philips, Nizer, Benjamin, Krim & Ballon, New York City, for defendant Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.; Simon Rose, and Albert F. Smith, New York City, of counsel.

Brennan, London & Buttenwieser, New York City, for defendants Simon and Schuster, Inc. and Pocket Books, Inc.; Ephraim London, and Jordan Derwin, New York City, of counsel.

FEINBERG, District Judge.

This is an action for alleged copyright infringement of plaintiffs' plays by the book and motion picture "The Blackboard Jungle," which deal with the problems of a teacher in a New York City vocational high school. Plaintiffs are Morris Bertram Burnett ("Burnett"), a citizen of New York1, and Frederick Stephani, a citizen of California. Defendants are Salvatore Lambino, who uses the pen name of Evan Hunter ("Hunter...

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