Legal Opinion
Ed Braun v. Larry C. Flynt, Chic Magazine, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 14, 1984No. 82-1235PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
This action arising in diversity involves suit by Jeannie Braun, a resident of Texas, against Larry C. Flynt, an Ohio resident, and Chic Magazine, Inc., an Ohio corporation, growing out of the alleged unauthorized, libelous publication in the December 1977 issue of Chic of Mrs. Braun’s picture. On special interrogatories the jury found for Mrs. Braun as to defamation and invasion of privacy and returned actual and punitive damages on both grounds. We reverse and remand.
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The dominant theme of Chic magazine is “female nudity.” According to Chic’s editor, the…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. CohnSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Time, Inc. v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- Leslie Fudge v. Penthouse International, Ltd., Leslie Fudge v. Penthouse International, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Jackie Collins Lerman v. Flynt Distributing Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Davis v. RennieCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
- Robyn Douglass, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Hustler Magazine, Inc., Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, and Augustin GregoryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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