KANTOR v. COMET PRESS BOOKS CORP.


187 F.Supp. 321 (1960)

Sol KANTOR, Plaintiff, v. COMET PRESS BOOKS CORP., a body corporate of the State of New York, Defendant.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

September 23, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sol Kantor, Perth Amboy, N. J., pro se.

Levine & Berman, New York City, for defendant. Murray Levine, Arthur G. Nadel, Philip Warshaw, New York City, of counsel.


METZNER, District Judge.

Plaintiff instituted an action to recover damages for fraud arising out of a "publishing contract" into which the plaintiff-author claims he was induced to enter by the defendant-publisher's misrepresentation. Plaintiff seeks $50,000 compensatory damages and $25,000 punitive damages. Defendant has moved for summary judgment pursuant to F.R.Civ. Proc. rule 56, 28 U.S.C.A., on the ground that the amount in controversy does not amount to $10...

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