Schuyler v. Curtis
New York Supreme Court
15 N.Y.S. 787 (1891)
- Written by Miller Jozwiak, JD
Facts
Members of the Woman’s Memorial Fund Association (fund) (defendant) began raising money for a life-size sculpture of Mrs. Schuyler, who was a significant philanthropist before she died. Schuyler engaged in works of philanthropy as a private citizen; she never sought public notoriety for her work. The fund’s goal was to display the sculpture next to one of Susan B. Anthony at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. The fund, however, never consulted with Schuyler before her death or with her husband after her death. In response to the fund’s efforts to make and publicly display the sculpture of Schuyler, her nearest living relatives (plaintiffs) sued the fund and sought an injunction prohibiting the group from displaying the sculpture. Before trial, the relatives moved for an injunction to continue an injunction until trial.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (O’Brien, J.)
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