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BROWN v. McGRAW-HILL BOOK

25 A.D.2d 317 (1966)

Roger Brown, Respondent, v. McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., Appellant

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

April 28, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George P. Lane of counsel (John F. Haggerty with him on the brief; Hurley, Kearney & Lane, attorneys), for appellant.

Jesse Moss of counsel (Richard Allan with him on the brief), for respondent.

McNALLY, J. P., and EAGER, J., concur with STEUER, J., STEVENS, J., dissents in opinion.

STEUER, J.

Defendant appeals from a judgment in the sum of $29,853.32 awarded to plaintiff after a trial before the court without a jury.

The defendant contracted with Robert Ruark to publish his book entitled "Uhuru." As a part of the enterprise, though by an entirely independent contract, defendant contracted with plaintiff to do publicity work to promote the sale of the book. This was a new venture...

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