Legal Opinion
Parmelee v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 14, 1940No. 7332PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Associate Justice.
The Collector of Customs at the Port of Washington, in the District of Columbia, seized six books, entitled “Nudism in Modern Life,” which had been imported by Maurice Parmelee via the mails, from England. The United States Attorney filed a libel in the court below seeking the con- . fiscation and destruction of the books. The court determined that, they were properly subject ’to libel and should be destroyed. The applicable statute,1 so far as pertinent, reads as follows: “All persons are prohibited from importing into the United States from any foreign country * *…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Towne v. EisnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Rosen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Dunlop v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Swearingen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- United States v. KennerleyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1913
36 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by70 opinions
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Brockett v. Spokane Arcades, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Manual Enterprises, Inc. v. DaySupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Aday v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
- Commonwealth v. RandallSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
65 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.