

She alleges that she strongly and sharply disagrees with the views expressed by Hustler magazine. She further alleges that the prominent display of her on the front cover of Hustler magazine implies that she agrees with and supports the base and tawdry views expressed by the magazine. She further alleges that Hustler magazine is distributed worldwide and that it contains hard core pictorial and editorial pornography. That on or about December 1975, the defendants printed and published a photograph of her on the front cover of Hustler magazine, Volume 2, No. That on or about January 1973, she posed for a professional fashion model photographer in connection with her career as a fashion model. Morgan was engaged in the career of fashion modeling for the period 1970 through 1981. The plaintiffs' complaint is in three counts and alleges, in substance, the following.Ĭount One alleges that the plaintiff Donda R.

The case was removed to this Court on the basis of diversity. The plaintiffs filed the present case in the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. MEMORANDUM OF OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT Smith, Gallagher, Sharp, Fulton & Norman, Cleveland, Ohio, for defendants. Marotta, Gruber, Moriarty, Fricke & Jaros, Cleveland, Ohio, for plaintiffs.Īlan M. HUSTLER MAGAZINE, INC., Flynt Distributing Company, Inc., Larry C.
