Legal Opinion

Eastman v. Armstrong-Byrd Music Co.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 23, 1914No. 3897PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Oklahoma; John H. Cotteral, Judge. Suit in equity by the Armstrong-Byrd Music Company, a corporation, against H. G. Eastman, as postmaster of Oklahoma City, Old., and others. Decree for complainant, and defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

This was' a suit in equity by the Armstrong-Byrd Music Company, a corporation engaged in the purchase and sale of pianos and other' musical instruments at Oklahoma City, Old., against H. G. Eastman, the postmaster, and John L. Graham, the assistant postmaster, at said city. An injunction was sought and obtained forbidding the defendants from refusing the plaintiff .permission to mail certain letters, and defendants appealed.

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2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, Appts. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  2. United States v. American Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
  3. United States v. American Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1910
  4. People v. . GillsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
  5. Public Clearing House v. CoyneSupreme Court of the United States · 1904

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. State Ex Inf. McKittrick v. Globe-DemocratSupreme Court of Missouri · 1937
  2. Geer v. BirminghamDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1950
  3. National Conference on Legalizing Lotteries, Inc. v. FarleyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
  4. Garden City Chamber of Commerce, Inc. v. WagnerDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1951
  5. Minges v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1948

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