Legal Opinion
Bockorny v. Midnight Publishing Corporation
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided December 29, 1972No. 72-C-524PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
MYRON L. GORDON, District Judge.
This diversity action involves a libel claim based upon the publication of an article utilizing a news photograph of the plaintiff. The complaint states that the plaintiff, a normal, healthy child, was photographed by a news photographer in Appleton, Wisconsin, while receiving an inoculation as part of a school health program. It is alleged that his picture was subsequently taken from a national wire service by the defendant and used to illustrate an article claiming that mentally retarded children were being used as “guinea pigs” in medical…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- The New York Times Company v. Eugene ConnorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- The Curtis Publishing Company v. Felice GolinoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Buckley v. New York Times Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Leroy E. Talcott, Jr., and Donald Andrus v. Midnight Publishing CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by2 opinions
- International Placement & Recruiting v. Reagan Equipment Co.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1984
- Canadian Bronze Co. v. KenzlerDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1974