Legal Opinion
Welch v. Group W. Productions, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 21, 1987PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Martin Evans, J.
These are motions under CPLR 3212 by defendants for summary judgment dismissing plaintiffs complaint. Plaintiff has cross-moved for summary judgment as to liability. The facts are largely conceded, and the court has viewed the entirety of the television show in which the segment complained of by plaintiff appears.
The action is brought under section 51 of the Civil Rights Law. Plaintiff, a television actor of some note, was hired in 1967 to appear in a television commercial which advertised certain cigarettes manufactured by Philip Morris, Inc. The…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Roberson v. . Rochester Folding Box Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Arrington v. New York Times Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Binns v. Vitagraph Co. of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
- Stephano v. News Group Publications, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Davis v. High Society Magazine, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Messenger v. Gruner + Jahr Printing & PublishingNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
- Messenger v. Gruner + Jahr Printing & PublishingCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Messenger v. Gruner + Jahr Printing & PublishingNew York Court of Appeals · 2000