Legal Opinion

Barbieri v. News-Journal Company

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided March 13, 1963PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

189 A.2d 773 (1963)

John P. BARBIERI, Appellant,

v.

NEWS-JOURNAL COMPANY, a corporation of the State of Delaware, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

March 13, 1963.

Hiram W. Warder, Wilmington, for appellant.

Louis J. Finger, of Richards, Layton & Finger, Wilmington, for appellee.

SOUTHERLAND, C. J., and WOLCOTT and TERRY, JJ., sitting.

SOUTHERLAND, Chief Justice.

The tort complained of here — violation of the right of privacy — has never been expressly recognized as a part of our law. Reardon v. News-Journal Co., Del., 164 A. 2d 263, assumed, without deciding, that it is an actionable wrong. The…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Melvin v. ReidCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1931
  2. Sidis v. FR Pub. CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
  3. Smith v. DossSupreme Court of Alabama · 1948
  4. Albert Ettore v. Philco Television Broadcasting Corporation, Clayton, Inc. & Chesebrough Manufacturing Company, ConsolidatedCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1956
  5. Estill v. Hearst Publishing Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Montesano v. Donrey Media GroupNevada Supreme Court · 1983
  2. C. v. C.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1974
  3. Guthridge v. Pen-Mod, Inc.Superior Court of Delaware · 1967
  4. Jensen v. SawyersUtah Supreme Court · 2005
  5. Avallone v. Wilmington Medical Center, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1982

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