Legal Opinion
Matter of Davids v. Sillcox
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 22, 1948PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Loughrax, Ch. J.
The Authors’ League of America, Inc., a domestic membership corporation, was organized in 1912 “ to protect the rights and property of all authors, whether engaged in literary, dramatic, artistic or musical composition.” The governing body of the league is a board of thirty directors called the council and is empowered to divide the membership “ into such classes and upon such terms as may be legal and expedient.” Accordingly a numerous company of members of the league have been assigned by its council to an affiliated association named the Authors ’ Guild.
The guild has its…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Matter of SteinwayNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Matter of Durr v. Paragon Trading Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1936
3Cited by9 opinions
- Baker v. MacFadden Publications, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1950
- Everett v. Riverside Hose Company No. 4, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1966
- Hyman v. Jewish Chronic Disease HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1964
- Hyman v. Jewish Chronic Disease HospitalNew York Supreme Court · 1964
- Martin v. Martin Foundation, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1962
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