Legal Opinion
City of Chicago v. Fox Film Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 8, 1918No. 2542PublishedCited by 8 opinions
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois. Suit in equity by the Eox Film Corporation against the City of Chicago and others. From an order refusing to dissolve a pendente lite injunction (247 Fed. 231), defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
BAKER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal from an order refusing to dissolve a pendente lite injunction involves the construction and application of the following provisions of the ordinances of Chicago:
“See. 1627. If a picture or scries of pictures for the showing or exhibition of which an application for a permit is made, is immoral or obscene, or por*884trays ány riotous, disorderly or other unlawful scene, or has a tendency to disturb the public peace, it shall be the duty of the general superintendent of police to refuse such permit; óthterwise it shall be his -duty to grant such permit.”
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2Cited by8 opinions
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- Federal Trade Commission v. Rhodes Pharmacal Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
- Pratt v. StoutCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1936
- Security Metal Products Co. v. Kawneer Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1926
- Film Classics v. DeverAppellate Court of Illinois · 1924
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