Wood V Lucy Lady Duff Gordon

88 1917 was a landmark in contract law.

Wood v lucy lady duff gordon. Her favor helps a sale So begins Benjamin Cardozos famous deci-sion in Wood v. P had the exclusive right to these privileges. Court of Appeals of New York Argued November 14 1917 Decided December 4 1917 222 NY 88 CITE TITLE AS.

The decision in Wood vLucy Duff-Gordon 222 NY. The Enduring Legacy of Wood v. In return P would receive 50 of all profits and revenues derived from the contracts he made.

Wood Appellant v Lucy Lady Duff-Gordon Respondent. Market her products place endorsements on the designs of others place her designs on sale. 214 1917 Ricketts v.

The defendant styles herself a creator of fashions Her favor helps a sale. Plaintiffs business organization was adapted for the purpose of placing endorsements. Lucy Lady Duff-Gordon court of appeals NY 1917 Parties.

Parties entered into contract. Lucy Lady Duff-Gordon with Help from the Kewpie Dolls FRAMING CONTRACTLAW. The 1917 New York case of Wood v.

Nothing in the document expressly stated what Wood promised to do. Plaintiff claimed that he kept his part of the contract but that defendant endorsed other products not associated with plaintiff and kept the profits. But the terms of the defendants compensation are even more significant.