Its scope and its limitations are still somewhat uncertain. It is not surprising that the application of a rule of law of such recent development presents difficulties. We see no reason for not recognizing it as a part of our law. Philco Television Broadcasting Corporation, 3 Cir., 229 F.2d 481, 58 A.L.R. We referred to the rule, without deciding whether it was the law in Delaware, in Reardon v. The Restatement of the Law of Torts, § 867, treats the right as an established one. 29) and developed at some length in the well-known article by Warren and Brandeis. It stems from the "right to be let alone" referred to by Judge Cooley (Cooley on Torts, 2d Ed., 1889, p. The existence of this tort, though of recent origin, is now well recognized. It is plaintiff's contention that the public reporting of the fact that nine years before he had suffered the humiliating punishment of whipping is a violation of his right of privacy and is actionable. The "Evening Journal" of the same date carried practically the same story as the "News", including the reference to the two prior cases. Barbieri in 1952 "for beating a woman in her home." It also referred to the whipping of John P. The article referred by name to a previous offender who in 1950 had been sentenced to whipping in Kent County. The sentence was suspended and the defendant placed on probation. The "Morning News" of December 5, 1961, reported the case of a defendant who was sentenced by the Superior Court to five years and 20 lashes. Toward the end of the article it referred to John Barbieri as holding "the dubious distinction of having been the last man to feel the bite of the lash", and stated that he had received 20 lashes in June, 1952. The "Evening Journal" of April 8, 1961, carried another news article about the suggestion that the punishment of whipping be made mandatory in certain cases. He received *774 twenty lashes at the New Castle Correctional Institution in June, 1952." "The last person to feel the lash under Delaware's whipping post was John Barbieri, 30, who was convicted of breaking and entering. On March 27, 1961, the "Wilmington Morning News" reported in its news column a statement of a member of the State Senate respecting a bill he hoped to introduce which would make mandatory for certain crimes the punishment of whipping. The facts of the instant case are as follows: News-Journal Co., Del., 164 A.2d 263, assumed, without deciding, that it is an actionable wrong. The tort complained of here violation of the right of privacy has never been expressly recognized as a part of our law. Finger, of Richards, Layton & Finger, Wilmington, for appellee. Shoutout to Jumpstart Wilmington graduates Quincy Watkins and Cassandra Sifford, and also Pitt Pass Development, for sitting down with the Delaware News Journal to share their insights and experiences with the program.NEWS-JOURNAL COMPANY, a corporation of the State of Delaware, Appellee. We are grateful to Councilwoman Fields for her advocacy and leadership on behalf of Jumpstart Wilmington! How often do you hear people say, ‘We want more competition?’ There is so much vacancy and blight within Wilmington, our existing development community is saying we can’t do it alone.” – Dionna Sargent, Cinnaire Vice President, Community DevelopmentĬlick here to check out a great article highlighting Jumpstart Wilmington to learn what inspired Dionna to launch the program to help Wilmington residents become developers of their own neighborhoods, then hear how Wilmington Councilwoman Bregetta Fields is working to help Jumpstart Wilmington graduates revitalize properties to become developers of their own neighborhoods. “A lot of the developers – affordable, nonprofit, for-profit – they all said we need more developers. Why this developer training program wants to get Wilmington homes into local hands
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