Legal Opinion
Sydney v. MacFadden Newspaper Publishing Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 2, 1926PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrane, J.
This is an action for libel. The defendant published an article regarding the plaintiff which the lower courts have held, the Appellate Division by a divided court, not to be libelous per se.
The plaintiff is a married lady, the wife of Basil Sydney, whom she married in 1918. She is a well-known actress of reputation and standing, appearing upon the stage under her maiden name of Doris Keane. By marriage her name is Doris Keane Sydney.
On December 15, 1924, the New York Evening Graphic, owned by the defendant, published a photograph of the plaintiff, together with the following:
“ Doris Keane…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Triggs v. Sun Printing & Publishing Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
- O'Connell v. . Press Publishing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Morey v. Morning Journal Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Bennet v. . Commercial Advertiser Assn.New York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Upton v. Times-Democrat Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
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3Cited by115 opinions
- Rinaldi v. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1977
- James v. Gannett Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Foster v. ChurchillNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- Dillon v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- Samuel Albert v. Salmen Loksen, Brooklyn Hospital and Karen BuonoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
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