Legal Opinion
Myers v. U. S. Camera Publishing Corp.
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided November 13, 1957PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHabold Babb, J.
This is an action to recover damages for invasion of the right of privacy under section 51 of the Civil Rights Law. The case was tried before the court without a jury. Formal findings of fact and conclusions of law were waived.
Plaintiff, a professional model, was photographed in the nude six or seven years ago. She never signed a consent to the publication of such photograph. It was understood by her and the photographer that if a customer for the picture was obtained, terms of remuneration and use would he arranged. In the 1955 publication of defendant’s book U. S. Camera Annual, the nude…
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