Legal Opinion

Consumers Union of United States, Inc. v. Walker

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided September 25, 1944No. 8704PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MILLER, Associate Justice.

Consumers Union is a nonprofit membership corporation engaged in the business of testing and analyzing the quality of merchandise offered generally for sale, and distributing to its membership through periodical and other publications, information concerning the quality of such merchandise. Consumers Union issued a special report concerning contraceptive materials which was distributed to approximately 30,000 of its members; only, however, upon a certificate in writing, signed by each member who received a copy, as follows: “I am married and use prophylactic…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Thornhill v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  2. Ex Parte JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  3. United States v. KirbySupreme Court of the United States · 1869
  4. Buttfield v. StranahanSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
  5. Hawaii v. MankichiSupreme Court of the United States · 1903

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Walker v. PopenoeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
  2. United States v. 31 Photographs 4¾" X 7"District Court, S.D. New York · 1957
  3. Metzler v. EdwardsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
  4. Sanitary Vendors, Inc. v. ByrneSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1963
  5. Buchanan v. National Savings & Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944

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