William Morris Agency, Inc. v. Cambridge

This is a motion by William Morris Agency (Morris) to stay arbitration demanded by respondent Godfrey .Cambridge. Respondent seeks to make Morris a party to arbitration proceedings brought against him 'by Agency for the Performing Arts, Inc. (APA). In that proceeding APA as the theatrical agent for Cambridge, a well-known comedian, seeks to recover a 10% commission on moneys allegedly paid to Cambridge by Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS). The moneys paid by CBS were in fact not paid to Cambridge but to Denmara Enterprises, Inc. (Denmara), a corporation he wholly owns, whose principal asset…