Legal Opinion
Thomas v. General Electric Company
District Court, W.D. Kentucky
Decided June 21, 1962No. Civ. A. 4219PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHELBOURNE, District Judge.
September 25, 1961, Robert Lee Thomas filed a complaint in the Jefferson Circuit Court alleging that the defendant, General Electric Company, had taken his picture contrary to his request not to be photographed. The complaint sought damages in the amount of $1.00 and an injunction against defendant’s showing, processing, or publishing plaintiff’s picture, as well as an injunction prohibiting defendant from taking any pictures of the plaintiff in the future without his express permission.
October 18, 1961, defendant removed the action to this Court alleging diversity…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Healy v. RattaSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Bitterman v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Mississippi & Missouri Railroad v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1863
- Smith v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Unanue v. Caribbean Canneries, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1971
- Family Motor Inn, Inc. v. L-K Enterprises Division Consolidated Foods Corp.District Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1973
- Inman v. Milwhite Co.District Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1966
- Fink & Co. v. Standard InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Oklahoma · 1964
- Glover v. Midland Mortgage Co. of Oklahoma, Inc.District Court, N.D. Alabama · 1998
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