Herbert v. American Soc. of Composers, Authors & Publishers

FOURNET, Justice.

The plaintiff, Clifford Victor Herbert, proceeded by way of attachment against the non-resident American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (commonly referred to as AS CAP) seeking to be declared entitled to certain royalties assigned by him to his former wife in a community settlement following their divorce and withheld by the defendant upon receipt of a , letter addressed to it by the plaintiff revoking such assignment.

The defendant, through its regular counsel, came into court and posted bond, dissolving the writ of attachment, and, contending that Mrs. Herbert…