 In 1960, James Garner (qv) sued the Warner Brothers studio for  breach of contract, arising from his suspension during the writers  strike of that year. Warner claimed that there were no scripts  available during the strike, and were, therefore justified in  suspending Garner without pay. However, it was learned during court  testimony that the studio had secretly obtained approximately 100  television scripts during the strike. Eventually, the Los Angeles  Superior Court ruled in favor of Garner, and he was released from  his contract with the series.