Legal Opinion · Dissent
Sutton v. Hearst Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 13, 1950Published
1DissentPeck, P. J.
As Justice Shientag and I are of the opinion that no cause of action for violation of section 51 of the Civil Rights Law is stated on the facts asserted by plaintiff, it is necessary for the statement of our dissent to set forth the facts fully.
The article complained of states that Valentine Lawless and plaintiff were coworkers in an office in Norfolk, Virginia. Plaintiff is described as- having been pretty and popular and Lawless as shy. “ Sometimes, perhaps he may have driven her home. Maybe an occasional lunch together, or a movie, or dancing. Nothing more.” The article goes on to say that…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Roberson v. . Rochester Folding Box Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Sidis v. FR Pub. CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- Binns v. Vitagraph Co. of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
- Lahiri v. Daily Mirror, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1937
- Koussevitzky v. Allen, Towne & Heath, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1947
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