Legal Opinion
Van Valkenburgh, Nooger & Neville, Inc. v. Hayden Publishing Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 10, 1972PublishedCited by 187 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBergan, J.
Plaintiff corporation is the copyright owner of a series of books on basic electricity, the publication of which is the subject of this litigation. Defendant Hayden Book Company, Inc. has merged with, and is the successor of, John F. Rider Publisher, Inc., which, under agreement with plaintiff, published the series. Defendant Hayden Publishing Company, Inc. is the owner of all the stock of the merged companies.
Although defendants are separate corporate entities, the court at Special Term found the parent company’s officers and employees so controlled the actions of their subsidiaries in the…
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