Legal Opinion
Massachusetts Universalist Convention v. Hildreth & Rogers Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 7, 1950No. 4477PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Per curiam
The controversy in this case arose out of the refusal of the defendant to allow the use of the facilities of its radio station on Easter Sunday, April 17, 1949, for the broadcasting by a representative of the plaintiff, Massachusetts Universalist Convention, of a sermon, the text of which is appended at the end of this opinion. A motion to dismiss having been allowed, the district court entered a judgment of dismissal from which this appeal is taken.
We express our agreement with the memorandum of decision filed by the district court, 87 F.Supp. 822, 823, as follows:
“Ford, District Judge.
“Plain…
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