CANTRELL v. FOREST CITY PUBLISHING CO.

No. 73-5520.

419 U.S. 245 (1974)

CANTRELL ET AL. v. FOREST CITY PUBLISHING CO. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 18, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry Alan Sherman argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioners.

Smith Warder argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were John R. Coughlin and Mark L. Rosen.


MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.

Margaret Cantrell and four of her minor children brought this diversity action in a Federal District Court for invasion of privacy against the Forest City Publishing Co., publisher of a Cleveland newspaper, the Plain Dealer, and against Joseph Eszterhas, a reporter formerly employed by the Plain Dealer, and Richard Conway, a Plain Dealer photographer. The Cantrells alleged that an article published in the Plain...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases