Legal Opinion
People v. Stover
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 9, 1963PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFuld, J.
The defendants, Mr. and Mrs. Stover, residents of the City of Bye since 1940, live in a 2%-story 1-family dwelling, located in a pleasant and built-up residential district, on the corner of Bye Beach and Forest Avenues. A clothesline, filled with old clothes and rags, made its first appearance in the Stovers’ front yard in 1956 as a form of 11 peaceful protest” against the high taxes imposed by the city. And, during each of the five succeeding years, the defendants added another clothesline to mark their continued displeasure with the taxes. In 1961, therefore, six lines, from which there…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Berman v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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