Dreiser v. John Lane Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Submission of a controversy upon an agreed statement of facts pursuant to section 1279 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, P. J.:
The plaintiff is the author of a book entitled “ The Genius.” The defendant is a domestic corporation engaged in the business *774of selling, advertising and publishing books and periodicals. On the 30th day of July, 1914, plaintiff and defendant entered into a contract for the sale, advertisement and publication of said book under which plaintiff guaranteed to the defendant that it contained nothing of a scandalous, immoral or libelous nature. The defendant agreed to publish and sell said book and pay the plaintiff twenty per cent of the retail price on all copies sold in the…
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