Legal Opinion

Themo v. New England Newspaper Publishing Co.

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided May 27, 1940PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLummus, J.

After sustaining a demurrer to the second count of the declaration in each case, a judge of the Superior Court reported the cases. The second count was as follows: “Now comes the plaintiff and says that on or about March 24, 1934, the defendant by its agents and servants without the permission of the plaintiff took a photograph of the plaintiff; that the defendant publishes a newspaper called the Boston American having a wide circulation in Boston and its suburbs; that on said March 24, 1934, the defendant without the consent of the plaintiff published said photograph on the first page of its…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Pavesich v. New England Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  2. Roberson v. . Rochester Folding Box Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1902
  3. Melvin v. ReidCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1931
  4. Flake Ex Rel. Flake v. Greensboro News Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1938
  5. Binns v. Vitagraph Co. of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1913

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Bratt v. International Business MacHines Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
  2. Hinish v. Meier & Frank Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1941
  3. Barber v. Time, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1942
  4. Gill v. Hearst Publishing Co.California Supreme Court · 1953
  5. Time, Inc., a New York Corporation, Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Neil Johnston, Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971

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