Legal Opinion
Namath v. Sports Illustrated
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 13, 1975PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarold Baer, J.
This is a motion to dismiss the complaint which ¡seeks substantial damages under sections 50 and 51 of the Civil Rights Law. Plaintiff demands $250,000 in compensatory damages and $2,000,000 in punitive damages.
The defendant Time Incorporated publishes Sports Illustrated. In January, 1969, Sports Illustrated published photographs of the plaintiff. These photographs were admittedly newsworthy *532as plaintiff was the star quarterback of the ££ Jets ” when they defeated thé ££ Colts ” in the Super Bowl. The gravamen of the plaintiff’s complaint is that the magazine, in its advertising campaign…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Sidis v. FR Pub. CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- Gautier v. Pro-Football, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1952
- Koussevitzky v. Allen, Towne & Heath, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1947
- Humiston v. Universal Film Manufacturing Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1919
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar v. General Motors Corporation Leo Burnett Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Messenger v. Gruner + Jahr Printing & PublishingNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
- Brinkley v. CasablancasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Ann-Margret v. High Society Magazine, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1980
- Lerman v. Chuckleberry Publishing, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1982
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