Legal Opinion · Dissent
Clevenger v. Baker Voorhis & Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 26, 1960Published
1DissentBastow, J.
In my opinion the complaint is legally sufficient and should not be dismissed. The plaintiff, according to the pleading, has been a member of the Bar for 47 years, is the author of 86 lawbooks and has edited 500 practice annuals. In 1922 he wrote and published “ Clevenger’s Annual Practice of New York ” and in 1923 sold the work with copyright to defendants. Thereafter he edited for defendants the annual editions from 1923 through 1956. In the latter year he terminated this editorship and revoked his consent to the use of his name as editor.
Despite this fact the defendants produced the 1957…
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