Legal Opinion
Janus Films, Inc. v. City of Fort Worth
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 26, 1962No. 16304PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOYD, Justice.
Janus Films, Inc., appeals from a judgment denying its petition for a temporary injunction against the City of Fort Worth, members of the Censor Board of such city, and members of the Board of Referees.
We quote from appellant’s brief: “Appellant, owning the national distribution rights of the motion picture ‘The Virgin Spring’, had licensed this picture to the Capri Theatre in Fort Worth. The management of that theatre was denied a permit to exhibit the picture unless the ‘rape scene’ was removed from the film. On an appeal from the Censor Board to a Board of Review created by…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- City of Fort Worth v. McDonaldCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956
- Empire Pictures Distributing Company, Inc., and Kingsley International Pictures Corporation v. City of Fort WorthCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
3Cited by16 opinions
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- People Ex Rel. Busch v. Projection Room TheaterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- In Re DavisCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1966
- Chemline, Inc. v. City of Grand PrairieCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Interstate Circuit, Inc. v. City of Dallas, City of Dallas v. Interstate Circuit, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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