Schneiderman v. New York Post Corp.

In an action for injunctive relief and damages for the unauthorized use of their names in violation of sections 50 and 51 of the Civil Eights Law, plaintiffs move (1) to strike the answer of the defendants; (2) for summary judgment; and (3) for the assessment of damages.

It is alleged in their complaint that there ivas published in the defendant newspaper an advertisement story mentioning plaintiffs’ names as having recently married following their prior meeting at the Berkshire Country Club (owned by the named individual defendants); that such news item was pub*698lished at least twice and widely…