Spalding v. . Rosa
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the third judicial department, in favor of defendants, entered upon an order overruling exceptions and directing a judgment upon an order on trial dismissing plaintiffs’ complaint. • This action was brought by plaintiffs, who were the owners and managers of the Olympic Theatre, in St. Louis, to recover damages for an alleged breach of contract by defendants.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the third judicial department, in favor of defendants, entered upon an order overruling exceptions and directing a judgment upon an order on trial dismissing plaintiffs’ complaint. • This action was brought by plaintiffs, who were the owners and managers of the Olympic Theatre, in St. Louis, to recover damages for an alleged breach of contract by defendants. By the contract, defendants agreed to furnish the 66 Wachtel Opera Troupe,” to give four performances per Week at plaintiffs’ theatre for two weeks, commencing the 26th or…
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
The contract of the defendants was for four performances per week for two weeks, commencing on the 26th or 27th of February, 1872, by the “Wachtel Opera Troupe,” at the plaintiffs’ theatre in St. Louis.
The “ Wachtel Opera Troupe ” was well known by its name as the company at the time of making the contract, performing in operas, under temporary engagements, at the principal theatres and opera houses in the larger cities of the United States, and composed of Wachtel as the leader and chief attraction, and from whom the company took its name, and those associated with him in different…
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