Damron v. Doubleday, Doran & Co.

Defendants apply for judgment on the theory that plaintiff has not stated a cause of action. There are three actions, one against the author of a novel called “ Show Boat,” one against its publishers, arid a third against a bookseller. In the story,. which is spread over 398 pages, plaintiff's name is mentioned at one place, in a scene laid in Catlettsburg, Ky. He alleges that in this scene his name is used as that of one of the characters, and that he is made to appear as one of the characters. It is argued for plaintiff that, on the use at a single place in the book, without his consent, of…