Legal Opinion
Sidis v. FR Pub. Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 22, 1940No. 400PublishedCited by 145 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
William James Sidis was the unwilling subject of a brief biographical sketch and cartoon printed in The New Yorker weekly magazine for August 14, 1937. Further references were made to him in the issue of December 25, 1937, and in a newspaper advertisement announcing the August 14 issue. He brought an action in the district court against the publisher, F-R Publishing Corporation. His complaint stated three “causes of action”: The first alleged violation of his right of privacy as that right is recognized in California, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, and Missouri; the second…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Pavesich v. New England Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Roberson v. . Rochester Folding Box Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Melvin v. ReidCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1931
- Binns v. Vitagraph Co. of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
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3Cited by145 opinions
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- Corabi v. Curtis Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Luther Haynes and Dorothy Haynes v. Alfred A. Knopf, Incorporated, and Nicholas LemannCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
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