Across My Path Recollections of an Old New Yorker

Meinhard, Carrie

Verlag: Carrie Meinhard, 1950

Beschreibung

Cloth, 8vo. 302pp. RARE Self published memoir inscribed by the author to Actress Mary Nash. "To Mary Nash the most glamorous actress of our time and a good friend of mine, I send this with affection Carrie Meinhard, Oct. 1950." Benjamin Cardozo's 1928 opinion in Meinhard v. Salmon that co-venturers owe each other "the punctilio of an honor the most sensitive" remains, 80 years later, a defining point for framing the discussion of fiduciary duty, still the most important issue in the law of business associations. This work develops the story of Messers. Meinhard and Salmon and their relationship with the very wealthy Livingston/Gerry family who owned the land in New York City at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street that gave rise to this long-running dispute. The context helps delineate the scope of fiduciary duty in a way that Cardozo's memorable language does not. This in turn leads to a discussion of the role of private ordering in structuring relationships where such a duty may not be desired and what this classic case may tell us about contracting out of fiduciary duty in a modern setting.

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Across My Path Recollections of an Old New Yorker
• Verlag: Carrie Meinhard
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1950
• Einband: Hardcover
• Auflage: 1st Edition
• Zustand: Fine
• Signiert: Inscribed by Author(s)
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • legal history
  • theater, performing arts
  • acting