Legal Opinion
Stillman v. Paramount Pictures Corp.
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 4, 1956PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHofstadter, J.
The defendants move to dismiss for insufficiency each of the two causes of action stated in the complaint, or in the alternative to strike certain allegations as irrelevant.
The first cause of action is brought under the Civil Eights Law (§§ 50, 51) for use of the plaintiff’s name for purposes of trade and the second for libel; both are founded essentially on the same facts.
The plaintiff conducts a gymnasium in the city of New York for the training of boxers and prize fighters, and his name has acquired an excellent world-wide reputation in connection with *110the training of prize fighters and he…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Al Raschid v. News Syndicate Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1934
- Hays v. American Defense Society, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1929
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Murray v. CassirerNew York Supreme Court · 1962
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