LAHR v. ADELL CHEMICAL CO.

No. 5883.

300 F.2d 256 (1962)

Bert LAHR, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. ADELL CHEMICAL CO., Inc., et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals First Circuit.

Decided March 12, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Waldstein, Boston, Mass., with whom Harold Katz, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for appellant.

Jerome P. Facher, Boston, Mass., with whom Hale & Dorr, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for appellees.

Before WOODBURY, Chief Judge, and HARTIGAN and ALDRICH, Circuit Judges.


ALDRICH, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from the dismissal of a complaint for failure to state a cause of action. The plaintiff contends that he has alleged three causes — for unfair competition, for invasion of privacy and for defamation. According to the complaint the plaintiff is a professional entertainer who has achieved stardom — with commensurate financial success — on the legitimate stage, in motion pictures, on radio, television and...

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