Carmen v. Fox Film Corp.
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
269 F. 928 (1920)
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Actress Jewel Carmen (plaintiff), while still a minor, signed employment contracts with Fox Film Corp. (Fox) (defendant), then separately signed a more lucrative exclusive contract with Keeney Corporation without disclosing her existing Fox agreement. Upon reaching adulthood, Carmen repudiated the Fox contracts; when Fox threatened to sue Keeney over employing her, Keeney canceled her employment, and Carmen sued Fox in equity for an injunction barring interference with her Keeney contract plus damages, winning judgment at trial before Fox appealed.
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Whether, under the law of equity, a party who acted legally but in bad faith may obtain an equitable remedy.