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M. L. KING, JR. CENTER v. AM. HERITAGE PROD.

38748.

250 Ga. 135 (1982)

296 S.E.2d 697

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CENTER FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, INC. et al. v. AMERICAN HERITAGE PRODUCTS, INC. et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided October 28, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harmon, Smith & Bridges, Archer D. Smith III, John M. Leiter, for appellants.

Ruppert, Bronson & Chicarelli, James D. Ruppert, for appellees.

HILL, Presiding Justice.

These are certified questions regarding the "right of publicity." The certification comes from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Code Ann. § 24-3902; see Miree v. United States of America, 242 Ga. 126, 131-133 (249 S.E.2d 573) (1978). The facts upon which the questions arise are as follows:1

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