Freed v. Loew's, Inc.

Plaintiff’s action is for an injunction and damages for a violation of his right of privacy under sections 50 and 51 of the Civil Rights Law. Plaintiff joined the United States navy in 1906 and after serving for thirty years was retired on full pension in 1937 as a chief gunner’s mate, the navy’s highest non-commissioned office. He was detailed in 1917 to the navy’s publicity bureau which was fostering recruiting for World war service through posters painted by famous artists. James Montgomery Flagg was engaged in painting one of these and plaintiff in uniform was assigned to pose as the…