PRYSTASH v. BEST MEDIUM PUBLISHING CO.


157 Conn. 507 (1969)

JEANNE M. PRYSTASH v. BEST MEDIUM PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided January 28, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard R. Steeg, for the appellant (plaintiff).

David T. Ryan, with whom was Robert M. Fitz-Gerald, for the appellee (defendant).

KING, C. J., ALCORN, HOUSE, THIM and RYAN, JS.


ALCORN, J.

The plaintiff brought this action against the defendant, seeking to recover damages claimed to have been sustained as a result of embarrassment, ridicule and injury to her reputation occasioned by the publication of her photograph in connection with a news story concerning the commission of a felony by another woman. The complaint was in two counts, the first count claiming damages for an invasion of the plaintiff's right of privacy and the second count...

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