GRANT v. ESQUIRE, INC.

No. 72 Civ. 1041.

367 F.Supp. 876 (1973)

Cary GRANT, Plaintiff, v. ESQUIRE, INC. and Forum Sportswear, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. New York, Civil Division.

As Amended November 28, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter, Conston, Schurtman & Gumpel, P. C., New York City, for plaintiff; William Schurtman, New York City, of counsel.

Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City, for defendants; Harold R. Medina, Jr., Thomas C. Hauser, New York City, of counsel.


OPINION

WHITMAN KNAPP, District Judge.

The essential facts relevant to the cross motions for summary judgment in this diversity action are not in dispute, and are relatively simple. Back in 1946, Esquire published an article about the clothing tastes and habits of six Hollywood stars, including plaintiff Cary Grant. This article was illustrated with posed pictures of these stars, obtained with their consent. The caption under Mr. Grant's picture was as follows...

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