Peterson v. Highland Music, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1998-04-10

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FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: This case involves an attempt by the Kingsmen, a musical group, to secure a rescission of the contract by which they assigned to others the rights to their popular recording of the hit song, “Louie, Louie.” We review three actions consolidated on appeal. In the first, the parties litigated the right to rescind. In the second, the defendants sought a declaratory judgment to limit the effect of the j…

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