· 7/5/1967
Palmer v. Schonhorn Enterprises, Inc.
Citations
- 232 A.2d 458
- 96 N.J. Super. 72
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- Although not referring explicitly to the First Amendment, the court discussed similar constraints on the use of a famous person’s name and likeness
- \[T]he basic and underlying theory is that a person has the right to enjoy the fruits of his own industry free from unjustified interference.\
- “[T]he basic and underlying theory is that a person has the right to enjoy the fruits of his own industry free from unjustified interference.”
- involved use of a golf player's name and likeness in connection with a golf game
- use of names of plaintiff professional golfers in connection with paperboard game
- failing to characterize right as one of property
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Judges: Horn
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