Legal Opinion
Cohen v. Herbal Concepts, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 20, 1984PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Simons, J.
Plaintiffs bring this action pursuant to section 51 of the Civil Rights Law seeking damages from defendants for publishing photographs of them for advertising purposes. *382It is conceded for purposes of this appeal that plaintiffs are the persons shown in the photographs and that defendants used the photographs as claimed without their consent. The legal issue submitted is whether a photograph of the nude plaintiffs, mother and child, which shows their bodies full length as viewed from a position behind and to the right of them, and which does not show their faces,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Arrington v. New York Times Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Flores v. Mosler Safe Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1959
- Ali v. Playgirl, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1978
- Wojtowicz v. Delacorte PressNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Shields v. GrossNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by39 opinions
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