STEPHANO v. NEWS GROUP PUB.


64 N.Y.2d 174 (1984)

Tony Stephano, Respondent, v. News Group Publications, Inc., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 20, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Slade R. Metcalf, Howard M. Squadron and Eugenie C. Gavenchak for appellant.

A. Richard Golub and Gary S. Graifman for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, MEYER, SIMONS and KAYE concur.


WACHTLER, J.

The plaintiff, a professional model, claims that the defendant used his picture for trade or advertising purposes without his consent, and thus violated his statutory right to privacy (Civil Rights Law, § 51), by publishing a picture of him modeling a "bomber jacket" in a magazine article containing information regarding the approximate price of the jacket, the name of the designer, and the...

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