Kelso Co. v. . Ellis
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a" judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered November 20, 1915, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict directed by the court. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtPound, J.
Thomas Howard,- under the name of Thomas Howard Company, dealt in advertising specialties in Brooklyn, N. Y. He had a plan for a piano contest whereby a merchant would offer a piano to be voted for by his customers and given to the contestant receiving the highest number of votes, the right to vote being dependent upon the purchases made at the store where the contest was being conducted, during a given period., The idea was so to. stimulate trade beyond its usual activity as to enhance the sales of the merchant and thus put money in his purse. Careful and voluminous instructions for arousing…
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