Belasco v. Klaw
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, David Belasco, from an order of. the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 6th day of April, 1904, granting the defendants’ motion for a bill of particulars.
1Opinion of the Court
McLaughlin, J.:
This action was brought to recover the sum of $50,000 which the plaintiff alleges defendants received for his use and bénefit.
*269The allegations of the complaint are, in substance, that the plaintiff is the author of a play called “ The Heart of Maryland, ” and that in the month of September, 1900, he organized a theatrical company for the purpose of producing the play and hired the defendants, who are copartners engaged in the theatrical business and in what is more practically known as “ booking plays,” ■ at an agreed price, which was paid to them, to secure for the plaintiff’s…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Reed v. MarksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900