 Edward A. Lynch filed a suit in a U.S. Federal Court against Warner  Bros/First National Pictures in 1940. Lynch asked for $100,000,  claiming that his book, "When Homer Comes Marching Home," was  plagiarized by the Warner production, "Son of a Sailor," which  starred Joe E. Brown. Trial opened on Thursday, February 15, with  Federal Judge Clraence G. Galston presiding.