Legal Opinion
Eastman Kodak Company, a Corporation v. John C. Hendricks
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 2, 1958No. 15476PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAMBERS, Circuit Judge.
Eastman Kodak Company has developed 1,000 feet (10 reels) of color film which it originally sold to Hendricks, the sale price including the developing service. Eastman refuses to return the film to Hendricks, although he owns it. The reason given for the refusal is that Eastman believes that which is depicted on the film after developing is obscene; that to return the film would put it in the unhappy situation of having violated the obscenity statutes of California and the City of Los Angeles.
Hendricks does not question Eastman’s good faith in the matter, just its…
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