EDISON v. VIVA INT.


70 A.D.2d 379 (1979)

Robert Edison, Respondent, v. Viva International, Ltd., Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

October 30, 1979


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Hahn of counsel (Norman Roy Grutman and Jewel H. Bjork with him on the briefs; Grutman & Schafrann, attorneys), for appellant.

Bruce G. Habian of counsel (Timothy J. Flanagan with him on the brief; Martin, Clearwater & Bell, attorneys), for respondent.

SANDLER, LANE, SILVERMAN and ROSS, JJ., concur.


MURPHY, P. J.

Defendant Viva International, Ltd. brought this motion to dismiss the four causes of action set forth in the complaint for legal insufficiency (CPLR 3211, subd [a], par 7).

Plaintiff Edison and defendant Viva entered into a letter agreement, dated December 31, 1976, pursuant to which plaintiff agreed to write an article of approximately 4,000 words on "Why Do Men Hate Barbara Walters". This...

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