Brief Fact Summary
Plaintiff and defendant entered into a written contract under which the former was to write and prepare for publication for the latter a series of law books. After the plaintiff had completed a three volume work, the plaintiff claimed that the defendant had broken the contract by causing the book to be copyrighted in the name of a corporation, which was not a party to the contract, and he brought action to recover.

Rule of Law and Holding
Conditions can be waived, but cannot be breached.

Topics
Contract Duties

Subtopics
Effects of Express Conditions