Legal Opinion
Lawrence v. Dixey
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 24, 1907PublishedCited by 8 opinions
Appeal by the defendant, Henry E. Dixey, from an order of the Supreihe Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 11th day of April, 1907, continuing a temporary in junction pendente life. ;
1Opinion of the Court
Ingraham, J.:; On September 12, 1905, the parties to this action entered into a ' contract evidenced by a letter written by the plaintiff to the ■ ¿defendant, accepted by the defendant and which is as follows:
“Sept. 12/05.
“ Hr. Henry E. Dixey :
“ Dear Sir.;—I hereby engage you as a star for a period of three ■years, you to receive the first year in lieu of salary, eight (8) per cent of the gross receipts and I agree that your share shall not be less, than three hundred dollars per week, I to pay one-half of all except modern costumes required in each play. Your first season will' open not…
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