State v. American News Co.

152 Conn. 101 (1964)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT

v.

THE AMERICAN NEWS COMPANY ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Argued January 7, 1964.

Decided June 16, 1964.

KING, C. J., MURPHY, SHEA, COMLEY and SHAPIRO, JS.

H. Meade Alcorn, Jr., with whom were David M. Shea, Ralph G. Elliot and, on the brief, Alfred F. Wechsler, for the appellants (defendants).

Jack Rubin, assistant attorney general, with whom, on the brief, was Harold M. Mulvey, attorney general, for the appellee (state).

COMLEY, J.

The finding discloses the following facts: In July, 1955, the plaintiff, the state of Connecticut, solicited bids for the…