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J. B. LIPPINCOTT CO. v. LASHER

No. 73 Civ. 915.

430 F.Supp. 993 (1977)

J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. Eric LASHER, Defendant.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

March 28, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York City, for plaintiff, Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Philadelphia, Pa., by Peter Hearn, Philadelphia, Pa., of counsel.

Matthew Lilling, New York City, for defendant.

OPINION

KEVIN THOMAS DUFFY, District Judge.

This is an action based on diversity of citizenship. The plaintiff is a Philadelphia book publisher; the defendant was a resident of New York, New York, at the time of the institution of the action and is now a resident of California. The suit alleges a breach of a publishing contract. Plaintiff seeks to recoup certain monies advanced to the defendant in anticipation of defendant's authoring a book called "The...

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