Legal Opinion
Vogel v. W. T. Grant Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 16, 1974No. Appeals, Nos. 104 and 105PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Roberts,
Since 1890 when Samuel Warren and Louis Brandéis published their famous article The Bight to Privacy,1 2violation of this right has been steadily accepted as an actionable tort.3 In Pennsylvania the development of a cause of action for invasion of privacy has been somewhat sporadic. See Bennett v. Norban, 396 Pa. 94, 98-100, 151 A.2d 476, 478-79 (1959) (alternate holding); Schnabel v. Meredith, 378 Pa. 609, 107 A.2d *126860 (1954); Waring v. WDAS Broadcasting, Inc., 327 Pa. 433, 456, 194 A. 631, 642 (1937) (Maxey, J., concurring); Aquino v. Bulletin Co., 190 Pa.…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Pavesich v. New England Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Roberson v. . Rochester Folding Box Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Rugg v. McCartySupreme Court of Colorado · 1970
- Buchanan v. Brentwood Federal Savings & Loan Assoc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Melvin v. ReidCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1931
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3Cited by84 opinions
- Crump v. Beckley Newspapers, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1984
- Harris by Harris v. Easton Pub. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Sarah Borse v. Piece Goods Shop, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- John M. v. Paula T.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Thomas J. O'DOnnell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
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