Warner Bros. Pictures v. Brodel

On March 27, 1942, plaintiff, a producer of motion pictures, entered into a written agreement with defendant Brodel, then a minor seventeen years of age, wherein the latter promised to perform dramatic services exclusively for plaintiff “for and during the term of the agreement.” The instrument provided that “the term of this contract” should commence on March 30, 1942, and continue thereafter for 52 weeks; that during this period defendant should receive a weekly salary of $600; and that “in consideration of the terms and covenants of this agreement and of the consent of the producer to the…