Schumann v. Loew’s Inc.
New York Supreme Court, New York County
135 N.Y.S.2d 361 (1954)
- Written by Meredith Hamilton Alley, JD
Facts
Loew’s, Inc. (defendant) distributed a movie about the life, mental illness, and death of composer Robert Schumann. Four purported great-grandchildren of Schumann (the descendants) (plaintiffs) sued Loew’s in New York Supreme Court, alleging that Loew’s distributed the movie without the descendants’ consent and that the movie could lead to the damaging inference that the descendants suffered from the same mental illness as Schumann. The descendants alleged that Loew’s invaded their right to privacy (RTP) in every state in the United States and in every country in the world, but they did not evidence that the RTP was recognized in other jurisdictions. Loew’s filed a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Hecht, J.)
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