Davis v. High Society Magazine, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gibbons, J.
Plaintiff, Cathy Davis, has brought this action for damages alleging that defendants have violated her right of privacy under sections 50 and 51 of the Civil Rights Law, and have misappropriated her “right of publicity”. According to her complaint plaintiff is a well-known professional boxer, being “the first woman to become a licensed boxer” and “the lightweight women’s boxing champion”. The complaint also states that she has become a “radio and televi*375sion personality”. The defendants, High Society Magazine, Inc. and Dorjam Publications, Inc., publish a…
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