COX v. HATCH

No. 19257.

761 P.2d 556 (1988)

Shelia Ann COX, Susan Keller and Susan Smith, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. Orrin HATCH, Union Members for Hatch Committee, Friends for Orrin Hatch Committee, Hatch Election Committee, Michael Leavitt and John Does I-X, Defendants and Appellees.

Supreme Court of Utah.

July 18, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian M. Barnard, Debra J. Moore, A. Howard Lundgren, Aldrea C. Alcabes, Salt Lake City, for plaintiffs and appellants.

Robert S. Campbell, Jr., Richard B. Ferrari, Cory H. Maxwell, Salt Lake City, for defendants and appellees.


STEWART, Justice:

Plaintiffs Shelia Ann Cox, Susan Keller, and Susan Smith brought this action against United States Senator Orrin Hatch and several of his campaign staff, alleging three claims for relief, defamation, invasion of privacy, and abuse of personal identity. All three claims for relief are based on the defendants' publication of a photograph of the plaintiffs together with Senator Hatch that was used in a political advertisement during his 1982 senatorial...

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