Legal Opinion

Daly v. Smith

The Superior Court of New York City

Decided October 31, 1874Published

Motion for injunction.

1Opinion of the CourtFreedman, J.

This is a motion on the part of the plaintiff for the continuance, during the .pendency of the action, of an injunction, heretofore granted, preliminarily restraining the defendant, Fanny Morant Smith, from performing as an actress upon the stage of the Union Square Theater.

The papers on which the motion is based, show, among other things, that on February 11, 1874, a contract in writing was entered into between the plaintiff and Fanny Morant Smith, by which the latter covenanted and agreed, among other things, to act, to the best of her ability, in theatrical performances, on the stage of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hamblin v. DinnefordNew York Court of Chancery · 1835
  2. De Rivafinoli v. CorsettiNew York Court of Chancery · 1833
  3. Sanquirico v. BenedettiNew York Supreme Court · 1847
  4. Fredricks v. MayerThe Superior Court of New York City · 1857
  5. Fredericks v. MayerThe Superior Court of New York City · 1857

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