Legal Opinion
Brown v. New York Evening Journal, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 12, 1932PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcCook, J.
Motion to dismiss a libel complaint based upon the following written matter, alleged to have been published in a newspaper column entitled, “ The Voice of Broadway:” “A girl who signs herself simply ‘ Mazie,’ insists ‘ I suppose you have heard the song called “ My Song,” the one Rudy Vallee sings in the Scandals, I don’t think you know that it was written by an eighteen-year-old high school boy who lives here in Clifton, N. J. His name is Jack Fina. After he composed the song he sold it for $200, thinking it would never be popular. You can imagine how he feels now.’ ” Plaintiffs are…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ben-Oliel v. Press Publishing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1929
- Shubert v. Variety, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1926
- Shubert v. Variety, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1927
- Sullivan v. Daily Mirror, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1931
- Hernando Plantation Co. v. Slovak Press, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1928
3Cited by6 opinions
- Derounian v. StokesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1948
- Schwimmer v. FoxNew York Supreme Court · 1934
- Macri v. MayerNew York Supreme Court · 1960
- Brown v. New York Evening Journal, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1932
- Derounian v. StokesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1948
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