Opinion

University of Notre Dame Du Lac v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.

15 N.Y.2d 940
259 N.Y.S.2d 832
207 N.E.2d 508
145 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 98
1965 N.Y. LEXIS 1518

Court: New York Court of Appeals
Filed: Mar 18, 1965
Status: Published
On the bench: Burke
Cited by: 45 cases
Authority: More cited than 94.2%

satirical references to plaintiff as president of university were not actionable since they were of a "fleeting and incidental nature."

How later courts described this case

satirical references to plaintiff as president of university were not actionable since they were of a "fleeting and incidental nature."
two isolated references to plaintiffs name in a 143-page book do not offend the Civil Rights Law
“isolated references ... of ... fleeting and incidental nature” do not offend Civil Rights Law
deceptive trade practices argument

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

Order affirmed, with costs upon the opinion at the Appellate Division.

Concur: Judges Dye, Fulo, Van Voorhis and Bergan. Judge Burke dissents in the following opinion in which Judge Soileppi concurs. Chief Judge Desmond taking no part.

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