Legal Opinion
Jansen v. Hilo Packing Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 14, 1952PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGavagan, J.
This action was instituted pursuant to the provisions of section 51 of the Civil Rights Law. The charge is that the pictures of plaintiffs, widely known professional baseball players of sufficient skill to be members of a major league baseball team, are being used in violation of their rights of privacy for advertising and trade purposes, in contravention of said statute. A dismissal of the complaint is sought by separate motions brought on by different defendants on the grounds that the complaint is legally insufficient. The so-called amended and supplemental complaint has been considered.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Gautier v. Pro-Football, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1952
- Lane v. F. W. Woolworth Co.New York Supreme Court · 1939
- American Trading Co. v. CarrilesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1939
3Cited by7 opinions
- Palmer v. Schonhorn Enterprises, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1967
- Jarvis v. a & M RECORDSDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1993
- Sharman v. C. Schmidt & Sons, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1963
- Pooley v. National Hole-In-One Ass'nDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 2000
- Gieseking v. Urania Records, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1956
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