Alexander

Johnson v. Alexander

Good Law
134 Cal. Rptr. 101·1976 Cal. App. LEXIS 2130·63 Cal. App. 3d 806
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaNovember 16, 1976Civ. 48537California2,260 words

Opinion

Opinion

Kingsley, J.

This is an appeal by defendant-appellants, William D. Alexander, Nina B. Alexander and W&N Enterprises, Inc., a California corporation, from an order denying their motion to dissolve a writ of attachment previously obtained by plaintiff-respondent, Rudolph Johnson, Jr. We affirm.

On October 3, 1972, plaintiff Rudolph Johnson, Jr., and defendant William D. Alexander entered into a written contract whereby plaintiff agreed to provide certain services for defendant in connection with the making of the feature length motion picture entitled “The Klansman.” Plaintiff was to “package the production” which included financing of the film, obtaining the services of Terrance Young to direct the picture and selecting the right stars for the picture. In return for these services, plaintiff was to receive 50 percent of defendant’s share in the picture with all other percentages to be mutually agreed upon necessaiy to complete the production, and the title and screen credit of executive producer. Plaintiff provided defendant with an introduction to Mr. Young, the result of which ended in the contracting of Mr. Young to direct the picture. Mr. Young proceeded to contact and persuade…

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