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    Vere Foster Akd John Ward V. Marcus Ward...

    admitted ad drawing mitted -books to to be oe , Mr ivir and . . Foster . roster the ' subj s s property property ects on , . them -all All me the had copper copper been --piates plates cop , , ied wood wooa from blocks diocks water , eel - lectrotvnes ectrotypes colour drawings casts ^ a * + o

    ( & the c , writing also produced copybooks to order and b his y Marcus outline Ward drawing & Co copy . for books Mr ) . had "Vere been Foster given ' , s other up publications bthem

    their ceasing to publish for Mr . Foster in 1878 . But the defendants then and since y refused on to deli ^ bbbb ^^ B » ¦ bbkbV >~ ver — ^ fcp * ^ mw up ^ Br ^ fc i ^ t bp » h BiB'BBi e ^ \ B ^ ¦ « stones Pk " ^ BBH ^ -s ^ - ^ ^^ ^^ ™ , v which — ^^ ^^ ¦ ¦ -- -bp- according —¦ - v - ^ p m - \ m ^ ^^™ m \ ~ v — ¦ ^~ ^ bb ^ l ™ y w formed ^^ ~ v ^^ w ^^^^^^ b . - ^^ - ^^^» B the v v " ^™ ^ bf grounds b ^ pk ^^ B ^ A ^ - ^ p ^ pp ^ Bto ^^^ bvbb m ^ mv of ^ mr bbi the B ^ bbn bbi ^ B ^ present B ^^ BBfc - ^ bp * vp ^ b ^^ b ^ bV ™^ ^ action B # ^ V ^ V ^ b ^ B ^^ p * bVwb ^ . 0 ___ _ ^ - ¦ K - -

    decision The ^ _ Lord ^^^ mm in favour mm Chancellor of Mr , . in John giving Ward the , said unanimous the case jud was gment one of of ^^ the considerable . Court * , affirming importance the . Thoug PfBb h the pleadings Bfc were voluminous the facts were few and - ^¦¦^ m simp r le . In BBBb Bl 1865 1 MrVere

    c Fos tt ^^ my opperp \ ^ mr ^^ ¦ m ^^ ter ^^^¦ V ^ ¦¦— ~~~ ¦— ^ desi lates I ^~ " ~^ gned ~™~ . . from _ j a _ —"" which scheme ^^ P ^ i _ ¦ to _ of j " print ' c opy ¦ " ~ " m off books i _ __ i and ~^~ " to i — " make ~~ " assist ¦ ¦ ~ - ^ - ^ i ^* up - —— in - ? » the " teaching t ~^^ ™ " " ^^ P ^ ¦ copy »• " ^^ ~^ p » • books ^ p»— the 11 w —^— —— art ^^ . ^^ pi ^ i w ^—^— of But PV *^ /• ^^ ^^ writing BF after •«• ^ BB > b ^ bj b ^^ . some ^^^ p m ^^^ He - ^^ w ^ ~ r B ^ fc « ™ ^ first B time ** ^ fc ^^ . . bI ^ B got ^ T ^^ he I ^^ fc ,..

    ¦ ¦ ¦ printing emp ^^ ^ ^ ^— ^ ¦— ¦ loyed ^ ^^ " r ' - ^¦¦¦ B — — and ^ - ^ ^ ~^ the — " — - ^ " making ^"" firm » ' - ^ BBK of up ^ " Marcus ¦ — ¦» — of — ' ^ — the ' ^ " ^ - ^ Ward ^^ ¦ — copy " ^^ — " * ^ ^ — ^ - ^^ » books & — r ^^ ' ^^ ^^ Co ™^^ " » ^^ — . . - ^ ^ to - ^^ "As ^ " ^^ " ^ » - do m— ¦ a ^^^» ^^ - ^^ - the m « BB 4 W ^^ BV « atter ^^^^^ ^»* ^^— ^ V necessary - ^^ ^^ * W M of ^^ b ^ « ^^ ¦ ^^ fact « JBj ^^™ *^* W ^^ ^ BV ^ B ^ engraving the V ^— *¦!•¦» ^ ^ ^^ copybook V ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ ^^»^ m ^ T ' W ^¦ r W ^^ as ^^ ¦ ^^ « «* ^^^ bV *«« ^¦¦ well ^¦ fe s V ^ ^ ¦ ^^^^ were V W | " ™ baV b ^ F ^ as L ^ Li ^ L Ti J M ¦ J not the K I 1 ^ b ^ B ill from the 11 late "I 1 but 1 i first -T » i the i 1 i transferred i l » I to i ^ i ¦* hic ^ .

    from printed these the printing copperp was done , . For the writing work thus was supplied Mr . Foster lithograp paid the stone firm s . , and As to the property ~ - in the orig ¦ ¦ inal copperplates ¦ there " ¦¦ could have BWBBJ BJ been B «^^ V no controversy Bk « VjT . The

    — — - ^^ — — _ _^^ - — -v _ - ^ — w ^^ — »—^ ^— ' ^^ ^^ ^— ^^ B « ^^ ^ W ^^ - ^ " ^ ^^ m ^ mmT »^^ 1 ^^ ^^ ^^ " * ^ *^^ " ^ " ^ ^ 1 ^ ^^ ^ ^ * " »™ ^ W »» B V ^^ * «^ ^^ ^^ ^ B > *«^ - BJ ^ T ^^ ^ B ^ ^ b ^ V ^ B ^ 4 W # i ^ "f ¦ ¦ 1 ^ F ^ to copy drawing — book «¦ — — — - enterp HH -books ""— ^ rise - ~~~ for ~» r was drawings " ^ ^^~ successful ¦ ^^^» ™ ^^ " - ™ ^ B ^ Bk - " ^^ ^ in ™ " B . outlin - ^ F- Hence ^^^^ - ^ r ^ BB >^^» ^ " V e ' ^ B ^ and ^ Mr » "BF ^^ ' ^^ . Foster ^ in B ^ ^^ ^ BP water W W VB ^^ P ^» was ^ B ^ ^ BB colours ^¦ B' induced ~| ~ V ^ ^^^ WJ ^^ B B ^ B ^^ Bf B . ^ to On ^^* B app . B | consultation ^^^ ^ B l ¦ y ^ *^^ the ^ fc ^ " >* ¦ B » ^ J ^ ¦ ^^^ B same ™ BF B |> ^^^ ^ ^ with f princi " ¦ ^^ ^ ^ Mr ^ ^ M- ple ¦> f . John IT 1 Ward T 17 T lan ^ devised T *^»» for this II * ect out also TFT ¦• dra " » _

    pictures from a p eminen was t artists—or the carry defendants ing proj did—and charge . d He Mr . procured Foster in the wings monthl and y accounts the prices ¦ ¦ paid ¦ . There was ¦ Bi ¦ Bl a Bl difference BBBBl " ^ B » ¦ between Bl BjT the BIBB process # ¦ Hf ¦¦¦ of printing Bl bW Blfc outline

    — — — ' —~ ' ^ — B £ ^— " ^* - ^ ' ^ - ^ » ^ ^ ™ ^ - ^ ^— —^ ^ ™ ^^ » B" »—» ^ BF ^ V ^ B ^ BH BT ^ BV ^ JF » W ^^ H B ^ ^^ K ^ ^ b ^ ^ B » ^ B ^ r > B * ^*^ B ^ T ^* V >^ B > IT ^^ ^^^*^ h ^*^ ^ W ^» % f - ^ - A » A * * i «^ the drawings ^ wooden ™ - and block " " — " that — ' " being ~— ~» of " ^ VB > coloured engrave ~^~ ^»— HBh — — — — "B ^ d ' ^^ drawings — in Bi relief B - ^^ »^^^ ' ^ ~ I . to ^^ B In produce HBi B ^ ^ - outline ^ B Bi B > ^^ VT the BB' *» Bl it " ^ B- requisite B ) was BT ^« ¦ WB ¦ " Bfl done —^ ¦ ^ B * BT impression ^^^ Bl with < tf B . ^^ nT *^ " ™» ^ elec B ^ ^ Bi B > on ^ BT ¦ trot BfB * ¦ the B » BIB ype ) Bf wax W % _ ' p Bl lates 9 . ^ A BBBbW , '

    |^^ I ; » ' large was ^ — — - T no - — - amount — controversy — - ^ — — — — — of — ¦ h work »¦ - ^— ^^^ . m - ^ Not ^^ - ~^ of — -w —^ r . -w this onl - ^ -- ^^^ ^^^ — y kind g ¦ the ~^— — ™ - ^^^ was ori - ^^ ^^ ^^^ 3 BB g ^ L ~ inal ^ done ™ ¦ ¦ ^^^ ^^ ^^ i drawings ^^ - ^ Bl ^ for ^^ ^^ ^^ ' ^ ^ B Mr ^ ' ^^™ ^ pBt " ^^ . Foster but ^ B" ^^^^^ ^^ also ^ 1 ^^^ ^^»^ »^ B * b y the ¦ ^^ the ^^^ ^ BP wooden T firm ^ B » ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ ; " ^ BB and block vq # r ^^^ b ^ b ^ ^ B ^ ^^^ here " ^ B . 1 P s ^ BT or ^ b ^^ B | again ^ zinc ^ B ^^ 1 ^^^ ^ B ) B ^ l ^ B ^ " p BI ^^ F lates 4 there Vj ^^ B ^ B ^ V ^^ f J ^^ J ^ ft *" ¦ and ^ __ _ il . the _*_ i ___ j ... __ lates 1 . i used ^» in the i l , « of <•* » books 1 « been * ,

    f ; always even admittedl electrotype y Mr . Foster p ' s property . The contest production was as to drawing the right - of propert having y in the particular class of lithograp ¦ ¦ 1 B hic stones > »^ B" used in the production Mi . PB 1 of coloured Bk ¦ drawings tfB . The

    ^^ " ~~ - ^ ^^ - ^ " ^^ ^^ ^»^» ' ^ - ^ - ^ " - - ^ ~^ I ^^ ' ^^ ^^^ ^^""™ ^»^ ^^ ^^ BH ^"" ^^— ^^ ' ^^ ^ BT *^ - ^ ^ ^^ ' ^^ ^ B ^ ^ B ^^ " ^ B' ^ B » ' ^^ ' ^^ ^^^^ B ^ BI ^ mr ^ mr ^^ ^ P » ^^ B ^^^ ^ P ^^ Bj ^ p ^^ B ^^ ^»» ^ P * " ^ . ^ ^ pT BB > ^^ p * ^ P" BH ^ b * W >^ BW ^ P *^» ^ BTV ^^ V ^^ T BBS B »« P > «^ g ^ B ^^ V BHBB Bk Bfr *^ P : process the first was step somewhat toward ^ s d printing ^ h ifferent Bl t ~ M im am off to that _ drawings « ¦ Bi ¦ > used ¦ BA for was ^ the _ « to tra ¦ outline . nsfer a BA Bk ¦ BBB drawings ^ to lithograp PBBBBP m * . In BBBB hic chrom BB \ stone P ^ "P bW o s - lithograp the a . Bi several B ^ pT Bj | B h y

    | m . colours — — ¦ — - — - and - — - - ^ - — ¦ shades — ¦ — — - » B of — -- ^— » - — colours "' ^^ ^ . ^^^^^ ^ pr ^^^^^¦ to " ¦ 4 ^ " ^ ^ be ^^ " ^ " ^ found - ^ - ^ W W ^— ^~ - VK in the » - " < ^ BF p ^^ icture ^» BV ^^ » B»— ^> V — ^^ a work W ^ 1 ^^ BB' mm of ^^ b ^ VK ¦ the ' " ¦ ^ JP ^ P" W' P B greatest ^ B ¦¦ » ^^ P" » ^ W ^ « Bj ^ p * delicacy Ff B »» * ¦ « ^^ , and BJ ^ Bft « JpV ^ requiring ¦ B ^ - ^— BBL — H "I ™ ^— ^ ^^^ ^^^ J the ^^ ^^^^ ^^ B BBI hi ¦ am ' g hest ^^ ^ ^^ ' ™ ^ B . ^ " ^ BB artistic ^^ ^"" ^ P - ^ " -- ^ m ^ P ' ^^ ' ^ P' * skill V BP L ^ ^ BBB ^— , « as PJ" B ) - ^ 1 ^ _ each ^ 1 * 'B ) ll Bi BT »^ »^ stone PtP ^ B ^ ^ . ^ B > BH BV __ i represented BBB ^ B ^ ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ¦ P" * ^ iP ^ ' «> Bl ™ 1 F V ^ PVfj onl ^ B ^ ^ Bl ^ b y ^^ « a **•¦ s n # P i « ng AA | ^ ^ " ^^ le ^^ ^^ P » colour ^*^ ^^^ ^ fc ¦ " l ~ "»¦*•¦* or ^ W' ¦•* P shade # p > AVV ^ P ™» ^ i ^ of ^ P' " » — ^

    colour The AH ** ¦ ™ ' ' ^^ first ™ , " ^— ' but " ^ - set ^ ^ P ^ ^ all 4 B of ' ^ —~ set stones »^— ^ ^ P- with — B — ^ ' —^ being ~~^ such ^^^ —~ ^^»» Bfc A too ^ extreme » - — ' | ^^ Mprecious ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ nicet ^ **" fcr ^* ' to ^ P' ^ y be " ^ that P ^ ^ i ^ used 'Pfc ^™ " * p » the 1 » Jp * «¦ Pb - in ^ fc ^ p * combined BB the Bjp * bbipbp B ^ ordinary ^ p * «^ Pb ^ ^ Bi ^ kBkVTA result V b rule » p * » 4 « was ^ «* pT of ^^ P' bBb the printing W bWb < b » ¦¦¦ »«»<« perfect p > « ft ^ bV ^ b 1 p > b « ¦ MbV , V just *• ' p ¦* *** icture " ¦¦ as p ^ p ^ in P . .. ^_ - m ^ * ^ a ^ * m -m . * * . mm

    the blocks m-mr- —^ ^ P" B- case m —~ mmirmT , v but r- ~ - of m . ^ the fro mmm — - ~ mw m U outline electrot BT mm ¦ ^ B * ^ m ~ ^— ^ P- — m > - drawing ^ mT BF ype PppP ~ ^ ^ i ^ p V ^^ Bb lates ^ V BL Bf in V ^ m * WBrnW Bp which , BH so B ^ b ^ ^ ^ here Bf c b «> ^ the _ BT *¦» ^ F printing in B * l «^ B « the « Jp * ^» Bbi Bj ^ V ^^ chromo ^ b # B was ^ BP ^ ' ^ rf P 1 Bhal done * » ^^ - lithograp ^ Jb ™ B » , Bk not ^^^ ^ pjk B ^ Tbp » " from ^ ffk ^ P p hic « B ^ 4 h ^ process the B ^ pT «^ ^^ T ™^ p ^ engraved ¦^ p' P ^ > Pb ^ of ^^ mm producing 1 ^ B »» ^ wooden P * f > P > «¦ B > ^ I ¦ ¦> jmm * B

    , an set accurate of lithograp copy hic , the stones actual , but printing from a of subordinat the coloured e set drawing of stones was to which done , , not those from several the ori colours ginal ¦ ¦¦ ! ¦ and ¦ shades BBT BBI BBBBBT BBB T had BjBl W been Vm >| f B transferre bWB bbT alfc f dthe 1 b Vfl ori ~\ % Ak inals being carefull fc BbT r Jfe eservedand # called ~* T + W ( P > ~ n > the

    ! { mother used «¦ " * - ¦>*> ** " * - - ¦ - in * - » - . ¦¦¦ > - . - » - stones chromo -mmw - — « m- mm *~ , W •^ rmm -- . mm B > , > ~ -r - while lithograp — -m m , w- ^ t » p- % - ~ ^ * te > pB - the w- -V- * - * » F - »¦ h m- . m «« , y latter Y ** would W . » ' ^ 1 ^ ' ^ ^ ^ - * c - - " were ¦ - * * ^ ' * ^ " »» - > > , "f ¦ seem ^ ' ^ r- V X ^ / known AA ^ * * ' to W mS ^ m . p' * occupy g _ r ' -fc ' *» as - * HI / - *—* T B |~ * working * r ¦ j * tVpF the ~ w * bV ^ P - - bV AbWpV - ^ _ "same * P m » > -W | » stones * M V . A * W A % * ~^» position * ^ _ T V VKAA / IS . ^ -bV y W « l > In % p ^ --. . in " bL short ^ P * « F < * b ~ b " . VbW the * ¦ V- & V -h ^ , ^»* ^ p the 'V process |^ , | A ^ - * ^ ^ P ^ mother ^ ^^ V P ^ » - » P" -- * , WW and - — **• - ¦ - ** ¦ - -V" stones - to » — — be

    v - s analogous tances f one to the i fctefc ht engraved naturall ¦/ \ 1 bU fcfc copperp expect 1 lates to find , wooden no question blocks , and raised zinc as MJVhJ plates to the VJL . Under title /¦¦ % / A «/ to such the circum mother % ¦ -

    *>• , »• stones a and * ' ' nd » - »•* ^ p because because > p *»>* ^ yet ^ - »* •* ^^ Messrs *»^^ ¦ they thev - g - »«* W . mad made ^ Wfcpwy Marcus * p e no no . y W Ward ^ p charge charor * - * bW . » w ^ ^_ t ^«/ ** e & for for / >^ r Co . the the charged ^>*^ A AV material material V- * "L * . V for ^/ K . ? VJLV the stones atones AA . L ^ VbLM artistic ^ v themselves thfimsfilvfisr V ^ and VV costl the t . h y y work claim « 1 aim ^ V emp » ^ ed ed - ^ ¦»» loyed - » to to , - ^ —— be De ,

    Foster entitled M . VUVVli said > Jt «« to . X « he . retain ULV was IIWU them under U ^ IKVA . the UHV There impression JLJ . ± JilSJL was \^ tJ & J . no \ SA ± he ilV agreement had JllOU been WVVjJl eo charge VllUXg nomi ne Vt d and UlXVi to pay had llUlVl for paid LJCDAVI , the . for XV' materials A . the U 11 V materials *» " . w— Mj . ,

    but s defendants def tones en on dants close as suc the the examination h , full full and value value he at of of of once the the the accounts proposed stones atones . . he This Thin to found waive , howe however there all ver question . was the +, Vja no defendan rlefeT separate on » rlji the .-n ts fsi matter refused refnaeri charge , for and r and and the pay . while wiuie mere the

    , , ; , i i' they belonged admitte to Mr d that . Foster the , stones or , rather as they his assi stood gnee could , Mr . not John be Ward used —they by them insisted —for on the the pict ri ures ght ' to them as their own propertand to wash off destroy the ictures if they chose There

    .. y , or p . < I was case . no The written parties agreement were quite , but agreed there that was the a drawing series - of books accounts enterprise which was threw to be lig carried ht on t out he d

    I V o John n the Ward same that plan th as ere the was earlier a distinct writing arrangement copies , and b J ^< it role UXC was 3 contrac V /^ JLA sworn t that b UtlOt y M Mr essrs Foster . \/ F uww oste » should r an

    > « pa * VA y -. for * they IIOil the considered artists UJLinu U ' drawings C 1 O best VK OW 3 C , and * and VIJlO 1 that / then AlAls V « he . th X JLC at should * ll ^ these Cl _ LJLV > Jll should . Uy them pa be 1 reproduced the tX f * V / 1 » b charges y the firm . . to x in cover whatever •* their I

    j * expenditure way That II WJ * being /»» vjr W so , UKUUO as , it well 1 followed . ov * as fair ^ O */ , , that profit Cti & XVI Mr . UXICk for . Foster U skilled 11 O OAAWU had labour . JLIA a pay Mr rig ht or VXIU to otherwise IXI hav e those proper JLM in . \ -FUC reproducing 1 mother VflJLC * X gVCJ stones U the ' - ' Whether v- drawings ' delivered ' — ' — by .

    reason accident up to him the or on firm desi payment gn coul , Mr d retain . of Foster such them sum was was , not if irreconcilabl any charged , as m for ig e ht the with be mother due the in long stones respect -continued . of To them assert series . th of at accounts for that . to rei relief

    I flf M But « e was wa even s therefore therefore if no express of of opinion oninion contract there th had ere been was war an nn proved express f > Tnrft , he « ia would contract r » r .-n +. rac hol f . d entitling ft-n there hii -. lincr was the the order an plaintins T > imp lftintiffs lied still to contract to ^* be * - .

    , xujbvxxj liabl would e to % >\* have iioyo be unreasonable the VUV 7 work nviA thus uiuo and ordered absurd u . c 7 acJUL apuu and to suppose paid j ^ Pt * i % j . i for um that . withheld rrli / tixxt a man ? xu fro nuui giving m him jxixxa an and <** x \ a destroyed uvb was «« j ^ at the ^

    I lithograp work if they her's had pleasure not calcu . The lated defendants on having said the they further would profit not of have making undertaken up the the books preliminary for sale .

    1 That might be , and very likely was the case . They probably contemplated a iong-conw ««^ - S ^ tM / % . ... ... . . _ . _ ... . . . _ . _ ¦¦ — ~ - ^^ ---- »^ ..---. » - » -a- » -1 » --- »«» - ^ H-- * - W » - »» W * W' ' *"' '''''*'**** "T ^ '

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Aug. 15, 1882, page 696, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15081882/page/4/