Legal Opinion
Jenkins v. Fawcett Publications, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Florida
Decided May 1, 1962No. Civ. A. 843PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARSWELL, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, a citizen of Florida, instituted suit against the defendant, a Delaware corporation, having a principal place of business in Greenwich, Connecticut, and in New York City, New York. Plaintiff’s husband was murdered in the course of his employment as a cab driver. In one of its publications, “Startling Detective”, the defendant published a story using the widow’s picture without her consent. She seeks damages based on the invasion by defendant of her right to privacy.
Service of process was attempted by plaintiff on the Secretary of State under the Florida…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Wm. E. Strasser Construction Corp. v. LinnSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
- Schmidt v. Esquire, Inc. Schmidt v. Reader's Digest Ass'n, Inc. Schmidt v. Crowell-Collier Pub. CoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954
- Rorick v. StilwellSupreme Court of Florida · 1931
- Cannon v. Time, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Dinsmore v. Martin Blumenthal Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1975
- Delray Beach Aviation Corporation and Bert Boldt v. Mooney Aircraft, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Young Spring & Wire Corp. v. SmithSupreme Court of Florida · 1965
- Green Manor Const. Co. v. PUNTA GORDA READY MIX. CON., INC.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1963
- Leroy E. Talcott, Jr., and Donald Andrus v. Midnight Publishing CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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