Robertson v. Charles Frohman, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Norman Forbes Robertson, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on, the 12th day of April, 1921, upon the verdict of a jury rendered by direction of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Laughlin, J.:
The appellant, an English actor of renown, brought this action to recover damages for a breach of a contract by which he was employed by the defendant on the 2d day of November, 1918, to play the part of Coade in the play known as “ Dear Brutus ” during the theatrical season of 1918-1919. The contract was in writing and under seal. At the opening of the trial the defendant conceded that the plaintiff was neither permitted to rehearse for, nor to play, the part when he appeared for the purpose in New York pursuant to the contract. In the year 1918 and prior thereto the plaintiff…
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