Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Wayne Prosecutor v. Diversified Theatrical Corp.
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided March 4, 1975No. Docket 20165PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtV. J. Brennan, P. J.
Defendants, individually and as corporate entities, own, lease, conduct, maintain and/or operate motion picture theatres in the County of Wayne.
On July 5, 1973, plaintiff, William L. Cahalan, Wayne County Prosecutor, filed an action against defendants herein, and others, under the provisions of MCLA 600.3801, et seq.; MSA 27A.3801, et seq.; generally known as the public nuisance act. The complaint alleged that the said theatres were exhibiting "lewd” motion pictures, and, as such, the defendants were subject to a one-year padlock ing as a public nuisance pursuant to MCLA 600.3801 which…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Crowell v. BensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Bouie v. City of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by26 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Busch v. Projection Room TheaterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- State Ex Rel. Wayne County Prosecutor v. Diversified Theatrical Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1976
- State ex rel. Kidwell v. U. S. Marketing, Inc.Idaho Supreme Court · 1981
- City of Delavan v. ThomasAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
- Cornflower Entertainment, Inc. v. Salt Lake City Corp.District Court, D. Utah · 1980
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