Rawlinson v. Shaw
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Kent; Adsit, J. Assumpsit by John'W. Rawlinson against Solomon B. Shaw to recover damages growing out of the breach of a contract to publish a book. From a judgment for defendant on verdict directed by the court, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtLong, J.
Plaintiff is a superannuated Methodist minister. Defendant is also a Methodist minister, but prior to 1895 had engaged in the publishing business, and had put two books of his own upon the market, one of them entitled ‘ ‘ Touching Incidents. ” In November, 1895, plaintiff called upon defendant, and explained to him his plan to produce a book containing about 40 or 50 condensed sketches of men and women who have lived useful, Christian lives. These sketches were mostly to be abridgments of biographies, giving credit to the authors, only a few of them to be original matter written by plaintiff.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Rollins v. TownsendMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1875
- Burnside v. PottsIllinois Supreme Court · 1860
- Mather v. DayMichigan Supreme Court · 1895
- Sadler v. OlmsteadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1890
- Eastman v. ArmstrongIllinois Supreme Court · 1861
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- London v. SingerMichigan Supreme Court · 1923
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