Legal Opinion
Cox v. Hatch
Utah Supreme Court
Decided July 18, 1988No. 19257PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEWART, Justice:
Plaintiffs Shelia Ann Cox, Susan Keller, and Susan Smith brought this action against United States Senator Orrin Hatch and several of his campaign staff, alleging three claims for relief, defamation, invasion of privacy, and abuse of personal identity. All three claims for relief are based on the defendants’ publication of a photograph of the plaintiffs together with Senator Hatch that was used in a political advertisement during his 1982 senatorial campaign. The trial court dismissed all three claims on the ground that the actions had “a chilling effect on the closely…
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