O'Keefe v. Young & Rubicam, Inc.

This action was brought to recover damages for breach of contract. Plaintiff, an actor and writer, was engaged by defendant Young & Rubicam, Inc., to perform in twenty-two radio broadcasts to be sponsored by defendant Packard Motor Car Company. It is claimed that defendants canceled the contract without cause.

Defendants’ answer contains two affirmative defenses. In the first defense it is averred that the contract of employment was duly canceled, pursuant to power given defendant Packard Motor Car Company by an amendment to the contract. The second defense alleges that the contract of…