Palmisano v. Modernismo Publications, Ltd.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
— Order unanimously affirmed, without costs. Memorandum: Plaintiff sued the publisher and the distributor of a magazine which *954appeals to homosexual males and alleged two causes of action. First, plaintiff alleged that defendants used his photograph without his consent for advertising purposes in violation of section 51 of the Civil Rights Law. Plaintiff also alleged libel in that the advertisement contained false and imaginary first person statements which conveyed thoughts and feelings which were not his, and knowingly conveyed the impression that plaintiff is a homosexual, which he alleged…
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