Melvin v. Reid

Decided 1931-02-28

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MARKS, J. Appellant filed her complaint in the court below seeking judgment against defendants for money. The complaint contains four causes of action separately stated. The first is based upon the violation of what has become known as the “right of privacy”. The other three causes of action are based upon a supposed property right in incidents of her life and her maiden name. Respo…

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