Leverton v. Curtis Publishing Co.
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
192 F.2d 974 (1951)
- Written by Sarah Hoffman, JD
Facts
Leverton (plaintiff) was nearly run over by a car when she was 10 years old. A newspaper photographer happened to catch a photo of a bystander helping to lift Leverton to her feet after the incident. An article about the incident was published in a local newspaper along with the photo. Twenty months later, a magazine owned by Curtis Publishing Company (defendant) ran an article about how careless pedestrians were the cause of pedestrian traffic accidents. Curtis Publishing purchased rights to the photo from the newspaper and included it with the article, but it did not discuss the particulars of Leverton’s incident. Leverton sued Curtis Publishing for invasion of her right to privacy. The trial court found in favor of Leverton, and Curtis Publishing appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Goodrich, J.)
What to do next…
Here's why 806,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
- Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,300 briefs, keyed to 988 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
- The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
- Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
- Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.
