Legal Opinion
Negri v. Schering Corporation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 30, 1971No. 69 Civ. 2513PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FREDERICK van PELT BRYAN, District Judge:
In this diversity action, brought under Sections 50 and 51 of the New York Civil Rights Law, plaintiff Pola Negri, the motion picture actress, seeks damages from defendant Schering Corporation for using a photograph of her without her consent in an advertisement for defendant’s pharmaceutical product, Polaramine Repetabs; Plaintiff has moved pursuant to Rule 56, Fed.R.Civ.P. for summary judgment on the issue of liability only. Defendant has cross moved for summary judgment.
Section 50 of the New York Civil Rights Law provides:
A person, firm or…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Babcock v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
- Roberson v. . Rochester Folding Box Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Gautier v. Pro-Football, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1952
- Brauer v. Globe Newspaper Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1966
- Rand v. Hearst Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1969
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Melanie Geisler v. Orlando R. Petrocelli and Pinnacle Books, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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- Allen v. National Video, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- Ali v. Playgirl, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1978
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