Legal Opinion
Ketcham v. Hall Syndicate, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 19, 1962PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMorris E. Spector, J.
On January 24,1951 the plaintiff (the creator of the cartoon panel entitled “ Dennis The Menace ”) and the defendant, then known as the Post-Hall Syndicate, Inc., *694entered into an agreement for the syndication by Hall of the cartoon panels.
The contract provided that the panels were to be delivered to Hall’s office in the City of New York at least six weeks prior to the scheduled date or release.
The agreement further provided that its duration should be for the period of one year with automatic renewals from year to year without notice unless the plaintiff’s share from syndication did not equal…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Wood v. . Duff-GordonNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
- Auten v. AutenNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Hexamer v. . WebbNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Blake v. . FerrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1851
- Ehrenworth v. . Stuhmer Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1920
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Chapman v. New York State Division for YouthCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
- Don King Productions, Inc. v. DouglasDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1990
- Payroll Express Corporation, Cross-Appellee v. The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- State v. HammerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2010
- Compania Embotelladora Del Pacifico, S.A. v. Pepsi Cola Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2020
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