Legal Opinion
April Productions, Inc. v. G. Schirmer, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 8, 1954PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBreitel, J.
Plaintiff recovered judgment for accumulated royalties under a letter agreement, dated September 14, 1917. Defendant appeals.
The nub of the case turns on the duration of the 1917 agreement. It contained no expressed term, but provided that defendant was entitled to publish an English adaptation of a German musical play, “ Maytime ”, and for this right defendant was to pay a royalty on each published copy of the play or selections from the play.
When the agreement was made Sam S. & Lee Shubert, Inc., apparently an affiliate of plaintiff’s predecessor, held an annually renewable agreement from…
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- Thomas v. SchumacherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- Bottlers Seal Co. v. . RaineyNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Thomas v. . SchumacherNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
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- April Productions, Inc. v. G. Schirmer, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1954