Legal Opinion
Ellis v. Hurst
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 15, 1910PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Action to enjoin the publication and sale by defendants of certain books with plaintiff’s name on the covers,
1Opinion of the CourtGreenbaum, J.
The action is brought under sections 50 and 51 .of the Civil Eights Law (Consol. Laws, chap. 6) to enjoin the publication and sale by defendants of certain book-s with the imprint of plaintiff’s name on the covers in which they are bound and the wrappers in which they are inclosed. The plaintiff is an author of standing and reputation, who has written juvenile and historical works during the past forty years. Among his earlier juvenile works are two, entitled “ In the Apache Country,” and “ The White Mustang,” which he published in 1888 and 1889, respectively, under the assumed name of “…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Roberson v. . Rochester Folding Box Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1902
- In the Matter, Etc., Village of MiddletownNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Blaschko v. . WursterNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- Eliot v. JonesNew York Supreme Court · 1910
- Collier v. JonesNew York Supreme Court · 1910
3Cited by5 opinions
- Geisel v. Poynter Products, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1968
- Jaccard v. R. H. Macy & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1942
- Kline v. Robert M. McBride & Co.New York Supreme Court · 1939
- Brociner v. Radio Wire Television, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1959
- Rosenthal v. KotlerNew York Supreme Court · 1960