Legal Opinion
Young v. J. M. Hickerson, Inc.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided September 11, 1957PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHofstadter, J.
The plaintiff recovered $200 for the alleged wrongful use by the defendant of a photograph of one Reinhardt which the plaintiff had made and in which she claimed ownership of the literary property.
The plaintiff is a professional photographer specializing in taking portraits of well-known people. In 1948, incident to her promotion of an exhibit of portraits of persons of note in the field of art, she requested one Reinhardt, a well-known architect, to pose for a photograph for use in the exhibit. Reinhardt complied and also contributed $25 towards the expense of the exhibit as did most, if not…
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