STARUSKI v. CONTINENTAL TELEPHONE CO.

No. 88-474.

581 A.2d 266 (1990)

Cynthia STARUSKI v. CONTINENTAL TELEPHONE CO. OF VERMONT.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

July 13, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Parker & Ankuda, P.C., Springfield, for plaintiff-appellant.

Allan R. Keyes of Ryan Smith & Carbine, Ltd., Rutland, for defendant-appellee.

Before ALLEN, C.J., and PECK, GIBSON, DOOLEY and MORSE, JJ.


MORSE, Justice.

This tort case presents an issue of first impression in this state: May a person recover for wrongful invasion of privacy when her employer, without her consent, runs an advertisement in publicly circulated newspapers displaying her name and photograph and a text, falsely attributed to her, that praises the employer? The trial court ruled that she may not. We disagree, and accordingly reverse and remand.<...

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