Case Name: Kate Deane Andrew, as Executrix, etc., of Esther B. Steele, Deceased, Respondent, v. American Book Company, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1922-03
Citations: 201 A.D. 867
Docket Number: 
Parties: Kate Deane Andrew, as Executrix, etc., of Esther B. Steele, Deceased, Respondent, v. American Book Company, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 201
Pages: 867–867

Head Matter:
Kate Deane Andrew, as Executrix, etc., of Esther B. Steele, Deceased, Respondent, v. American Book Company, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment reversed and complaint dismissed, with costs, on the ground that under the statute the plaintiff could not renew the copyrights. All concur; Kiley, J., on the further ground that the action -is not maintainable under section 19 of the Personal Property Law.
See Federal Copyright Act of 1909 (35U. S. Stat. at Large, 1080), § § 23, 24.— [Rep.