ESTATE OF HEMINGWAY v. RANDOM HOUSE


49 Misc.2d 726 (1966)

Estate of Ernest Hemingway et al., Plaintiffs, v. Random House, Inc., et al., Defendants

Supreme Court, Special Term, New York County.

February 21, 1966


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bergerman & Hourwich (Joseph Calderon of counsel), for plaintiffs. Weil, Gotshal & Manges (Horace Manges of counsel), for Random House, Inc., defendant. Mervin Rosenman for A. E. Hotchner, defendant.


HARRY B. FRANK, J.

Plaintiff, the widow of the world-renowned author Ernest Hemingway, seeks a preliminary injunction, both on her own behalf and as executrix of her husband's estate, to enjoin the forthcoming publication by the defendant Random House of a book entitled "Papa Hemingway" written by the defendant Hotchner.

Hotchner, himself a successful author and playwright, was admittedly a close and...

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