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Namath v. Sports Illustrated

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 8, 1976
39 N.Y.2d 897 (N.Y. 1976)

Opinion

Argued April 27, 1976

Decided June 8, 1976

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, HAROLD BAER, J.

Carl R. Sloan and Martin E. Silfen, P.C., for appellant.

Harold R. Medina, Jr., and Kenneth M. Kramer for respondents.


Order affirmed, with costs, on the opinion by Mr. Justice LOUIS J. CAPOZZOLI at the Appellate Division ( 48 A.D.2d 487).

Concur: Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE.


Summaries of

Namath v. Sports Illustrated

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 8, 1976
39 N.Y.2d 897 (N.Y. 1976)
Case details for

Namath v. Sports Illustrated

Case Details

Full title:JOSEPH W. NAMATH, Also Known as JOE NAMATH, Appellant, v. SPORTS…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jun 8, 1976

Citations

39 N.Y.2d 897 (N.Y. 1976)
386 N.Y.S.2d 397
352 N.E.2d 584

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