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REILLY v. RAPPERSWILL CORP.

50 A.D.2d 342 (1975)

Patricia C. Reilly et al., Appellants, v. Rapperswill Corporation, Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

December 30, 1975

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Miller of counsel (Landay & Miller, attorneys), for appellants.

David Greene of counsel (Martin Lichter with him on the brief; Aberman, Greene & Locker, attorneys), for respondent.

MARKEWICH, J. P., CAPOZZOLI, LANE and NUNEZ, JJ., concur.

MURPHY, J.

The instant case presents, once again, the troublesome problem of balancing a public figure's right of privacy against constitutionally protected First Amendment rights.

Plaintiffs are television broadcast journalists who regularly appear on the WCBS-TV 11 o'clock P.M. news program. In March, 1974, plaintiff "Trish" Reilly was assigned to cover a story for her employer relating to the "energy...

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