Legal Opinion
Grant v. Esquire, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 28, 1973No. 72 Civ. 1041PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WHITMAN KNAPP, District Judge.
The essential facts relevant to the cross motions for summary judgment in this diversity action are not in dispute, and are relatively simple. Back in 1946, Esquire published an article about the clothing tastes and habits of six Hollywood stars, including plaintiff Cary Grant. This article was illustrated with, posed pictures of these stars, obtained with their consent. The caption under Mr. Grant’s picture was as follows:
“Hollywood Luminary Cary Grant— Cary Grant, ever coming up with the unexpected in pictures (as witness his roles in films from Gunga…
2Cases cited57 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Cohen v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar v. General Motors Corporation Leo Burnett Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Jackie Collins Lerman v. Flynt Distributing Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Robyn Douglass, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Hustler Magazine, Inc., Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, and Augustin GregoryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Estate of Presley v. RussenDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1981
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