Legal Opinion
Haven v. Russell
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 2, 1895PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Action by Albert B. Haven against Sol Smith Bussell and Fred G. Berger.
1Opinion of the Court
FRENCH, R.
The plaintiff is a playwright. The defendant Russell is an actor, and the defendant Berger is his manager. There is no evidence in this case of other relationship between the defendants than that implied from the word ‘^manager.” There is no evidence of partnership or of joint interest in the moneys to be earned by the production of the play referred to below, or in any other venture.
In January, 1891,- after some correspondence, which is immaterial here, the parties met in Philadelphia, and it was, after some negotiationr.there, orally agreed between them that the plaintiff should…
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