Legal Opinion
Orlando Cepeda v. Swift and Company, a Corporation, and Wilson Sporting Goods Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 23, 1969No. 19475PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEHAFFY, Circuit Judge.
Orlando Cepeda, a citizen of Puerto Rico and a famous major league baseball player, brought this suit in state court against Swift and Company. Upon timely removal to federal court by Swift, Cepeda filed an amended complaint, joining as an additional defendant Wilson Sporting Goods Company. The action was grounded upon the asserted unauthorized use of plaintiff’s name, likeness, photograph, signature and good will by Swift in an advertising campaign utilized by one of its divisions in the promotion of sales of meat products, namely Mayrose franks and bacon.
The complaint…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Haelan Laboratories, Inc. v. Topps Chewing Gum, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
- Munden v. HarrisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1911
- Whiting Stoker Co. v. Chicago Stoker CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1948
- Southern Construction Company, Inc. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1966
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Lugosi v. Universal PicturesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
- Estate of Presley v. RussenDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1981
- Lothar Motschenbacher v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, a Corporation, and William Esty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
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