Contemporary Mission, Inc. v. Famous Music Corp.
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
557 F.2d 918 (1977)
Relevant factsFree
Contemporary Mission (plaintiff) contracted with Famous Music (defendant) under two agreements requiring Famous to use reasonable efforts to promote and distribute Contemporary's records, but Famous later sold its entire record division to ABC Records, which refused any relationship with Contemporary; a jury found Famous had inadequately promoted the records even before the sale and had breached the agreements by assigning them to ABC, awarding Contemporary damages, and Famous appealed.
IssueFree
Whether the unilateral assignment of a bilateral contract terminates the assignor's obligations under the contract.
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