Legal Opinion
Butler v. Galletti
The Superior Court of New York City
Decided July 15, 1861PublishedCited by 6 opinions
The plaintiff is proprietor of a music hall in Broadway, .and the defendant is a danseuse.■ The defendant was engaged by the plaintiff in her vocation, at $50 per week, but some misunderstanding occurring between the parties, she transferred her services to the Melodeon. Plaintiff moves for an injunction.
1Opinion of the Court
Hoffman, Justice.
The complaint sets forth the following agreement:
“R. W. Butler, of the city and county of New York, of the first part, and Annetta Galletti, of the same city and county, of the second part, witnesseth that the said Annetta Galletti, of the second part, agrees to dance at the Broadway Music Hall, or American Music Hall, or such place or places as the said party of the first part may require, for the term of six months, commencing on the 8th day of September, 1861, at the weekly salary of fifty dollars per week, payable on the usual salary days, accustomed'to the establishment…
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