Legal Opinion
Empire Circuit Co. v. Sullivan
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
Decided April 6, 1909PublishedCited by 3 opinions
In Equity. On demurrer to bill.
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, District Judge.
This is a demurrer to the orator’s bill of complaint. The complainant alleges an agreement with the Union Theaters Company, whereby the complainant, among other things, is to procure shows for certain theaters for the period of 10 years, the proceeds thereof to be divided as set forth in the bill; that the defendants, “under the name of Sullivan & Kraus, were copartners in the management of certain theaters in the city of New York, and the corporation hereinafter mentioned as the Union Theaters Company was organized pursuant to the laws of the state of New York, with a…
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