Legal Opinion
Dale Book Company, Inc., a Pennsylvania Corporation v. Howard R. Leary, Individually and as Commissioner of Police for the City of Philadelphia
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 2, 1968No. 15098PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
In September 1963, the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania district attorney caused the arrest of a number of Philadelphia newsdealers, not parties to this action, and in accordance with a search warrant or warrants, numerous copies of nudist magazines which plaintiff had distributed to said newsdealers were seized. The arrests and seizures were made under the Pennsylvania obscenity law, P.L. 872, § 524 as amended, 18 P.S. § 4524. Plaintiff sued the Philadelphia Commissioner of Police, a Police Captain, two Police Officers, the District Attorney and one of his assistants, alleging violation of its…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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