In what circumstances will an author be awarded damages for refusing to supply the balance of his manuscript to a publisher?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Lee v. Block Estates Ltd., 1984 CanLII 679 (BC SC):
In Gale v. Leckie (1817), 2 Stark. 107, 171 E.R. 588, the plaintiffs were booksellers and publishers. The defendant was an author. The parties agreed that a book written by the defendant would be published at the expense of the plaintiff and the profits would be divided equally. The defendant refused to furnish the balance of his manuscript after the plaintiff had printed 336 pages and the plaintiffs sued for damages.
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