DAVIS v. HIGH SOC. MAG.


90 A.D.2d 374 (1982)

Cathy Davis, Respondent, v. High Society Magazine, Inc., et al., Appellants

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

December 20, 1982


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abelman, Frayne & Rezac (Jonathan L. Rosner of counsel), for appellants.

Melvin Paul Spivak for respondent.

DAMIANI, J. P., MANGANO and BOYERS, JJ., concur.


GIBBONS, J.

Plaintiff, Cathy Davis, has brought this action for damages alleging that defendants have violated her right of privacy under sections 50 and 51 of the Civil Rights Law, and have misappropriated her "right of publicity". According to her complaint plaintiff is a well-known professional boxer, being "the first woman to become a licensed boxer" and "the lightweight women's boxing champion". The complaint also states that she has become a "radio...

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