Legal Opinion
Thayer Amusement Corp. v. Moulton
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided July 17, 1939PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCondon, J.
This is a petition for a writ of certiorari directed to the bureau of police and fire of the city of Providence to send up its records relating to its- action and decision with respect to certain applications and petitions of the Thayer Amusement Corporation for licenses to show the motion picture “Professor Mamlock” at the Avon Theatre on Sunday, March 26, 1939, and on the week-days next following. After a preliminary hearing before us on whether the writ should issue, we issued the writ, and the cause was later fully heard on its merits.
The records of the bureau show that, on January 31,…
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3Cited by21 opinions
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