Legal Opinion

Dell Publishing Co. v. Summerfield

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided October 28, 1961No. Civ. A. 2502-60PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLTZOFF, District Judge.

This is an action for a declaratory judgment and an injunction against the Postmaster General to set aside his order revoking second-class mail privileges of certain publications issued by the plaintiff. The matter is now before the Court on cross motions for summary judgment. Necessarily, both sides, by making such motions, concede that there is no material question of fact but that the matter should be determined as a question of law.

Section 224 of Title 39 of the United States Code * provides that mailable matter of the second-class shall embrace all newspapers and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hannegan v. Esquire, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Houghton v. PayneSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
  3. Smith v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1912

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Holland v. HannanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. Samuel N. Bicknell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  3. Eastern Central Motor Carriers Ass'n v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1965
  4. Fischer v. KaylorIndiana Court of Appeals · 1969
  5. Air Transport Ass'n of America v. Federal Energy OfficeDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1974

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