Legal Opinion
Carolina Amusement Co. v. Martin
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided July 7, 1960No. 17678PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Stukes, Chief Justice.
This is an action for declaratory judgment (1) that Section 64-1 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina of 1952 is inapplicable to the orderly showing of motion pictures by theatres on Sunday, or (2) that the statute is invalid because in conflict with the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States and article 1, secs. 4 and 5 of the Constitution of South Carolina of 1895. The prayer of the complaint is for permanent injunction against the defendants from enforcing the statute against, or interfering with, the orderly showing of motion…
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