Legal Opinion

Aquino v. Bulletin Co.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 16, 1959No. Appeals, Nos. 331 and 332PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Woodside, J.,

This appeal involves the right of privacy. Michael Aquino, his wife, Nancy, and his daughter, Theresa Allizzo, brought an action in trespass against The Bulletin Company claiming an unwarranted invasion of their right of privacy by an article published December 3, 1950 in The American Weekly, a supplement to The Sunday Bulletin, a Philadelphia newspaper. The jury found for the defendant in the case of Theresa Allizzo,. and for the plaintiffs, Michael and Nancy Aquino, in the sum of $5000 each in their cases. The *531defendant moved for judgment n.o.v. and for a new trial.…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Smith v. DossSupreme Court of Alabama · 1948
  2. Metter v. Los Angeles ExaminerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1939
  3. Waring v. WDAS Broadcasting Station, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  4. Bennett v. NorbanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  5. Hull v. Curtis Publishing Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. PAPIEVES Et Ux. v. KellySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  2. Corabi v. Curtis Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  3. Harris by Harris v. Easton Pub. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Kapellas v. KofmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
  5. Barry J. Quinones v. United States of America, and United States Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs and Its Agents and EmployeesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974

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