Legal Opinion

Williams v. . Slote

New York Court of Appeals

Decided June 12, 1877PublishedCited by 14 opinions

The complaint in this action alleged, in substance, that John D. Williams, plaintiff’s intestate, was the owner and inventor of certain improvements in copy-books and a system of penmanship, and also the designer, owner, and inventor of certain charts, copy-books, and “ other publications,” connected with the said enterprise.

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The complaint in this action alleged, in substance, that John D. Williams, plaintiff’s intestate, was the owner and inventor of certain improvements in copy-books and a system of penmanship, and also the designer, owner, and inventor of certain charts, copy-books, and “ other publications,” connected with the said enterprise. That said Williams and one Packard, in 1868, entered into a written agreement with defendants, by which defendants agreed to print, publish, introduce, advertise, and sell all of said copybooks, charts, and other publications connected with the enterprise, and to pay…

1Opinion of the Court

Earl, J.,

reads for reversal and new trial.

All concur, except Rapallo, J., absent.

Judgment reversed.

2Cited by14 opinions

  1. City of Syracuse v. . HoganNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
  2. James Richardson & Sons, Ltd. v. Conners Marine Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
  3. Superior Brassiere Co. v. ZimetbaumAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1925
  4. McKay v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1912
  5. Cary v. Western Union Telephone Co.New York Supreme Court · 1888

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