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New Rivieria Arts Theatre v. State Ex Rel. Davis

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided February 15, 1967PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Chattih

Edward E. Davis, District Attorney General for the Sixth Judicial Circuit, filed this petition against the defendants, New Rivieria Arts Theatre of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and its manager, H. "W. Hill. The petition sought a temporary injunction enjoining the defendants from showing or disposing of the film “London Night Life ’ ’ or any other film or acquiring other such films. The petition also prayed the temporary injunction he made permanent after a hearing and a determination the films complained of were obscene.

Upon the filing of the petition, the trial court ordered the clerk to issue a…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Freedman v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Jacobellis v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Smith v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  4. Ginzburg v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Kingsley Books, Inc. v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1957

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. Norma Faye Pyles Lynch Family Purpose LLC v. Putnam CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 2009
  2. Universal Amusement Co., Inc. v. Carol Vance King Arts Theatre, Inc. v. George E. McCrea the State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  3. McIntyre v. TraughberCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1994
  4. State v. CopelandTennessee Supreme Court · 2007
  5. People Ex Rel. Busch v. Projection Room TheaterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976

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