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Toulmin v. Rike-Kumler Company

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Apr 17, 1963
316 F.2d 232 (6th Cir. 1963)

Opinion

No. 15107.

April 17, 1963.

Milton D. Render, Toulmin Toulmin, Cincinnati, Ohio, F. Thomas Green, of Pickrel, Schaeffer Ebeling, Dayton, Ohio, on brief, for appellant.

Lawrence B. Biebel, Dayton, Ohio, Marechal, Biebel, French Bugg, by Dailey L. Bugg, Dayton, Ohio, on brief, for appellees.

Before MILLER and O'SULLIVAN, Circuit Judges, and McALLISTER, Senior Circuit Judge.


ORDER.

In this action charging the defendants with violation of the plaintiff's copyright, in that the defendants published a book by a different author which contained a deliberate copy of a sentence and a half from plaintiff's copyrighted book of 142 pages which has been out of print since 1936, with no plans or intentions at any time to republish or reprint the book, the District Judge was of the opinion, among other things, that this was a clear case of de minimis and entered judgment for the defendants.

It is ordered that the judgment be affirmed with costs assessed against the appellant.


Summaries of

Toulmin v. Rike-Kumler Company

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Apr 17, 1963
316 F.2d 232 (6th Cir. 1963)
Case details for

Toulmin v. Rike-Kumler Company

Case Details

Full title:H.A. TOULMIN, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The RIKE-KUMLER COMPANY and…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Date published: Apr 17, 1963

Citations

316 F.2d 232 (6th Cir. 1963)

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