Frohman v. Fitch
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Submission of a controversy upon an agreed statement of facts pursuant to section 1279 of the Oode of Civil Procedure.
1Opinion of the Court
McLaughlin, J.:
The plaintiff is, and on the 15th of February, 1900, was, the manager of certain theatres in the city of New York and elsewhere, and a large producer of plays throughout the United States. On the day named he employed one Clyde Fitch, a reputable writer of plays, to write a play for him, and the same was to be delivered on or before the first of January following. The agreement between them was in part as follows:
“Whereas, the said party of the first part agrees to write and deliver a play on or before January 1st, 1901, and
“ Whereas, the said party of the second part desires…
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