Legal Opinion
Ali v. Playgirl, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 3, 1978No. 78 Civ. 445PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GAGLIARDI, District Judge.
Plaintiff Muhammad Ali, a citizen of Illinois and until recently the heavyweight boxing champion of the world, 1 has brought this diversity action for injunctive relief and damages against defendants Playgirl, Inc., a California corporation, Independent News Company (“Independent”), a New York corporation, and Tony Yamada, a California citizen, for their alleged unauthorized printing, publication and distribution of an objectionable portrait of Ali in the-February, 1978 issue of Playgirl Magazine (“Playgirl”), a monthly magazine published by Playgirl, Inc.,…
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