BROWN v. CAPRICORN RECORDS, INC.

51154.

136 Ga. App. 818 (1975)

222 S.E.2d 618

BROWN v. CAPRICORN RECORDS, INC.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided November 12, 1975.

Rehearing Denied December 2, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harris, Watkins, Taylor & Davis, Phillip R. Taylor, G. McGregor Jordan, Jr., for appellant.

Jones, Cork, Miller & Benton, H. Jerome Strickland, Hubert C. Lovein, Jr., for appellee.


MARSHALL, Judge.

Rev. Pearly Brown, plaintiff below, sued Capricorn Records, Inc., alleging two counts of invasion of privacy: (1) that defendant published a photograph of plaintiff which placed him in a false light in the public eye and (2) that the photograph was an appropriation, for defendant's advantage, of the plaintiff's name and likeness. Plaintiff also sought punitive damages alleging that the torts were "intentional and knowing" on the part of defendant...

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