Legal Opinion
MATTER OF JOSEPH BURSTYN, INC. v. Wilson
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 18, 1951PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFroessel, J.
A license for the exhibition of a motion picture film entitled “ The Miracle ” together with two other films, described in their combination as a trilogy and called “ Ways of Love ”, was issued to petitioner on November 30, 1950, by the Motion Picture Division of the Department of Education of the State of New York, under the governing statute (Education Law, art. 3, part II). “ The Miracle ” was produced in Italy as “ II Miracolo ’ ’, and English subtitles were later added. A prior license had been issued to the original owner of the distribution rights for exhibition, with Italian subtitles…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Church of the Holy Trinity v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Winters v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- State Ex Rel. Commissioner of Insurance v. North Carolina Rate BureauSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
- American Civil Liberties Union v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1954
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