Legal Opinion
Ann-Margret v. High Society Magazine, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 27, 1980No. 80 Civ. 27 (GLG)PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GOETTEL, District Judge:
The actress Ann-Margret is a woman of beauty, talent, and courage. 1 It would appear, from her reaction to her inclusion in the defendants’ magazine, that she is also a woman of taste.
In 1978 the plaintiff appeared in the motion picture “Magic,” a film in which, for only the second time in her screen career, she appeared in one scene unclothed from the waist up. 2 She states that the decision to disrobe was an “artistic” one, made in light of the script necessities. This film, which was apparently highly successful, was widely distributed and was viewed by…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Time, Inc. v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Board of Education v. Farmingdale Classroom Teachers Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Ronald E. Galella v. Jacqueline Onassis, John Walsh, and United States of America, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Williams v. WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Sidis v. FR Pub. CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Snyder v. Icard, Merrill, Cullis, Timm, Furen & Ginsburg, P.A.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1999
- Jackie Collins Lerman v. Flynt Distributing Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Robyn Douglass, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Hustler Magazine, Inc., Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, and Augustin GregoryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Allen v. National Video, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- Messenger v. Gruner + Jahr Printing & PublishingNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
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