Emerson Phonograph Co. v. Waterson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Henry Waterson, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 11th day of October, 1917, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the same day denying defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Merrell, J.:
The plaintiff, respondent, a domestic corporation, has recovered a verdict against the defendant for the sum of $46,485.59, upon which judgment has been entered. The action is based upon an alleged verbal contract which plaintiff claims was entered into between one Victor H. Emerson, plaintiff’s assignor, and the defendant, in July, 1914, whereby it is claimed defendant agreed that if Emerson would assist him in procuring a contract with the American Graphophone Company, a corporation, for the exclusive selling agency of so-called “ Little Wonder ” phonograph records, the…
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