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1947

New York

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Torts-Right Of Privacy-Invasion Of Privacy Through Fictional Works, Ira M. Price, Ii Jun 1947

Torts-Right Of Privacy-Invasion Of Privacy Through Fictional Works, Ira M. Price, Ii

Michigan Law Review

The New York Civil Rights Law prohibits the use of a person's name, portrait, or picture without his consent in writing, for advertising or trade purposes, under penalty of civil and criminal liability. Plaintiff, senior civil affairs officer of the American Military Government in the town of Licata, Sicily, during its occupation by Allied Armies of World War II, brought suit under the statute against the author of the book "A Bell for Adana," and others, alleging that he occupied the position of the book's and play's principal character, "Major Victor Jappolo" in the fictitiously named town of Adano; and …


Corporations-Torts-Liability Of A Corporate Officer For Inducing Corporation To Breach Its Contract, Ira M. Price, Ii Mar 1947

Corporations-Torts-Liability Of A Corporate Officer For Inducing Corporation To Breach Its Contract, Ira M. Price, Ii

Michigan Law Review

Defendant corporation elected to redeem its outstanding preferred stock at a price of $65 a share including accumulated dividends. When plaintiff tendered its certificates of the preferred stock for transfer to the corporation, the company refused to accept the certificates or to pay for them at their redemption price. Plaintiff alleged that defendant Vincent, president of defendant corporation and owner of most of its common stock, conspired with and induced the company to break its stock redemption contract with plaintiff after plaintiff's refusal to agree to share with Vincent 50 p.er cent of any profits that might accrue from redemption …