Schreiber v. Sharpless

Schreiber v. Sharpless, 110 U.S. 76 (1884), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held charges of copyright infringement do not survive the death of the accused and may not be transferred to the executors of their will.^[1]

Full case nameSchreiber & Others v. Sharpless

Citations110 U.S. 76 (more)

3 S. Ct. 423; 28 L. Ed. 65

MajorityWaite

Quick facts Submitted December 17, 1883 Decided January 7, 1884, Full case name ...

Schreiber v. Sharpless
Supreme Court of the United States
Submitted December 17, 1883 Decided January 7, 1884
Full case name	Schreiber & Others v. Sharpless
Citations	110 U.S. 76 (more) 3 S. Ct. 423; 28 L. Ed. 65
Holding
Charges of copyright infringement do not survive the death of the accused and may not be transferred to the executors of their will.
Court membership
Chief Justice Morrison Waite Associate Justices Samuel F. Miller Â· Stephen J. Field Joseph P. Bradley Â· John M. Harlan William B. Woods Â· Stanley Matthews Horace Gray Â· Samuel Blatchford
Case opinion
Majority	Waite

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