Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Condé Nast Publications, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 13, 1955PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBergan, J.
Plaintiff is principal of the Daniel Webster High School in the town of New Rochelle. On January 31,1955, at a meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association in the school, attended by some 200 persons, plaintiff addressed the meeting on education problems and referred favorably to an article written by Norman Cousins appearing in the February issue of House and Garden, a magazine published by the defendant.
Without obtaining the written consent of plaintiff, defendant used this public statement in promoting and advertising the magazine. A card was widely circulated in the mail which quoted…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Riddle v. . MacFaddenNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Rogers v. BigelowSupreme Court of Vermont · 1916
- Lane v. F. W. Woolworth Co.New York Supreme Court · 1939
- Hammond v. Crowell Publishing Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938
- Sidney v. A. S. Beck Shoe Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1934
3Cited by10 opinions
- Brinkley v. CasablancasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Big Seven Music Corp. And Adam Viii, Ltd. v. John Lennon, and Morris Levy, Additional on Counterclaims-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Myers v. U. S. Camera Publishing Corp.City of New York Municipal Court · 1957
- Shor v. BillingsleyNew York Supreme Court · 1956
- Lomax v. New Broadcasting Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1963
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.