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Desny V. Wilder [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter
Desny V. Wilder [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter
Jesse Carter Opinions
Corporate secretary's demand that free-lance writers submit synopsis of proposed photoplay was a corporate act, and thus an implied-in-fact contract could arise during secretary/writer's telephonic conversation.
Record Machine & Tool Co. V. Pageman Holding Corp., Jesse W. Carter
Record Machine & Tool Co. V. Pageman Holding Corp., Jesse W. Carter
Jesse Carter Opinions
In a declaratory judgment action, it was proper for the trial court to make a determination of the value and effect of a patent title on the purchase price of a contract where the seller could not transfer the title because he did not own it.
H. J. Heinz Co. V. Superior Court Of Alameda County, Jesse W. Carter
H. J. Heinz Co. V. Superior Court Of Alameda County, Jesse W. Carter
Jesse Carter Opinions
Defendant's license for a patent was revoked, an order to destroy generators was upheld to prevent future infringement, a compensatory damage award was not recognized in state, and federal court had no jurisdiction to enjoin state court proceedings.
Weitzenkorn V. Lesser [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter
Weitzenkorn V. Lesser [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter
Jesse Carter Opinions
In action for misappropriation of plaintiff's literary composition through the production of a movie by defendants, the court upheld the demurrers on a count based upon express contract and on a implied in fact contract.
Burtis V. Universal Pictures Co. [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter
Burtis V. Universal Pictures Co. [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter
Jesse Carter Opinions
Plaintiff failed to prove that defendants plagiarized plaintiff's story. Rather, defendants had merely incorporated similar story elements, and the two works would not be considered substantially similar by the average reasonable observer.
Kurlan V. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter
Kurlan V. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter
Jesse Carter Opinions
An order sustaining demurrers in copyright action was reversed because a protectable interest could not be decided by demurrer, extrinsic evidence was vital for original and novel methods, and outside facts used to assess programs.
Rosicrucian Fellowship V. Rosicrucian Fellowship Non-Sectarian Church, Jesse W. Carter
Rosicrucian Fellowship V. Rosicrucian Fellowship Non-Sectarian Church, Jesse W. Carter
Jesse Carter Opinions
Plaintiffs were not entitled to the invalidation of an injunction restricting an incorporated religious name as property of defendant corporation where confusion in regards to charity and contribution would likely continue.