Pevner v. Ensler
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Herman Cahn, J.), entered July 30, 2002, dismissing the complaint, and bringing up for review an order, same court and Justice, entered July 5, 2002, which granted defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (5) as barred by the statute of frauds and pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (7) for failure to state a cause of action, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
We conclude that plaintiffs claimed status as literary agent of defendant for the exploitation of her work, “The Vagina Monologues,” was that of one negotiating the purchase…
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