LEVERTON v. CURTIS PUB. CO.

Civ. No. 10141.

97 F.Supp. 181 (1951)

LEVERTON v. CURTIS PUB. CO.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

March 29, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richter, Lord & Farage, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

Philip H. Strubing and Evans, Bayard & Frick, all of Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant.


KIRKPATRICK, Chief Judge.

This was an action for wrongful invasion of the plaintiff's right of privacy by the publication, when she was 11 or 12 years old, of a photograph of her as she lay in the street immediately after having been struck by an automobile, her face distorted by pain or terror, her hair and clothing disarranged and her legs exposed to the hips.

The case was submitted to the jury after full argument and discussion with counsel, and I can add...

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