Woolcott v. Shubert
New York Supreme Court
Motion for an injunction to recover for a violation of section 40 of the Civil Rights Law.
1Opinion of the CourtHendrick, J.
Defendants are managers of certain theatres, and plaintiff is engaged as a dramatic critic by the New York Times. His attendance at defendants’ theatres has been interrupted. Defendants have forbidden him the privilege of entrance, have refused to honor his tickets of admission and have threatened to eject him by force if he should enter. Defendants claim that dramatic performances to which -the public are invited are on the same plane as private theatricals and that they have the same right to select their auditors in the one case as in the other. Their view is clearly stated in the…
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- Purcell v. DalyCity of New York Municipal Court · 1886
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