Strauss & Co. v. Berman

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Waluing,

At the time here in question, the defendant, Louis Berman, was engaged in the theatre and moving picture business in several cities usually, in each instance, in the name of some corporation of which he was the president. This included the Embassy Theatre in Baltimore. In the early winter of 1925-6 the plaintiff, Strauss & Company, Inc., of New York, constructed a marquise or canopy over the entrance to the Embassy Theatre. This suit, brought to recover the balance due therefor, resulted in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff and the defendant has appealed.

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