Anderson v. Long
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 152, Oct. T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., March T., 1910, No. 3,712, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Percy Anderson, to use of David R. Perkinpine v. John Luther Long. Assumpsit on a contract.
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Appeal, No. 152, Oct. T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., March T., 1910, No. 3,712, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Percy Anderson, to use of David R. Perkinpine v. John Luther Long. Assumpsit on a contract. Before Kinsey, J. At the trial it appeared that the action was brought to recover the sum of $840, with interest from July 1, 1908, alleged to be due on a contraot, arising out of correspondence between John Luther Long, the defendant, of the city of Philadelphia, who'is a playwright, and Percy Anderson, of London, England, who is a costume-plate…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Oblad y, J.,
The plaintiff is a designer of theatrical costumes, resident of London, England, and the defendant a playwright of Philadelphia. The parties were well known to each other in their respective occupations. The defendant was engaged in the creation of a play, and secured the services of the plaintiff to make the designs for the costumes necessary for its production. A number of letters were exchanged in regard to its general and spe*190cial nature, its locale, characters, and description of costumes, etc.
On May 5, 1908, Mr. Anderson wrote, “When I know the date I can finish the…
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