Legal Opinion
Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane-S.P.A. v. Second Judicial District Court
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided November 22, 1976No. 8955PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane-S.p.A., an Italian corporation, seeks in this original proceeding a writ of prohibition barring the respondent district court from entertaining jurisdiction in a suit filed against Alitalia by Steve McKinney, plaintiff in the respondent court below, for unlawful invasion of McKinney’s privacy.
On July 16, 1974, McKinney won the Kilometro Lanciato, a ski race in Cervenia, Italy. Alitalia obtained pictures of McKinney and later used the pictures at ski shows in Boston, Chicago, and New York to promote travel, to Italy. McKinney claims that as a result of this…
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