United Artists Corporation v. Strand Productions, Inc., and Ressan Incorporated, Debtors, Strand Productions, Inc., and Ressan Incorporated, Debtors v. United Artists Corporation

216 F.2d 305 UNITED ARTISTS CORPORATION, Appellant, v. STRAND PRODUCTIONS, Inc., and Ressan Incorporated, Debtors, Appellees. STRAND PRODUCTIONS, Inc., and Ressan Incorporated, Debtors, Appellants, v. UNITED ARTISTS CORPORATION, Appellee. No. 13631. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. Oct. 15, 1954. Wright, Wright, Green & Wright, Loyd Wright and Charles A. Loring, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant United Artists. Reynolds, Painter & Cherniss, Louis Miller, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant Strand Productions. Before STEPHENS and CHAMBERS, Circuit Judges, and WALSH, District judge. CHAMBERS, Circuit Judge. 1 The questions here arise out of two motion picture contracts bearing dates of March 18, 1948, and June 9, 1948, wherein United Artists Corporation, a Delaware company, is the distributor. Under one, James Nasser Productions, Inc., is the producer and under the other James Nasser individually is the producer. 2 Strand Productions, Inc., and Ressan, Incorporated, debtors, have succeeded to the Nasser interests. In all respects material to this cause, the substance of the contracts is identical. 3 Throughout this opinion, United Artists Corporation will be…