Paige v. Banks
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
In equity. This was a final bearing, on pleadings and proofs, of a bill in equity brought [by Edward W. Paige and Samuel W. Jackson, executors, etc., of Alonzo C. Paige, against David Banks. Jr., and others] for the alleged infringement of copyrights. Although the scope of the bill was wider, the case at the hearing was limited to the question of infringement by the sale of what is known as the first volume of Paige’s Chancery Reports.
1Opinion of the Court
BDATCHFORD, District Judge.
On the 7th of October, 182S, Alonzo C. Paige, the testator of the plaintiffs, entered into a written agreement with William Gould and David Banks, of whose rights under said agreement the defendants are the assignees, which agreement was as follows: “Articles of agreement made this 7th day of October, in the year 1828, between Alonzo C. Paige, of the city of Schenectady, of the one part, and William Gould and David Banks, of the other part, witnesseth, that the said Alonzo C. Taige (the said William Gould and David Banks performing the agreements to be done and…
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