Legal Opinion
Garden City Chamber of Commerce, Inc. v. Wagner
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided October 15, 1951No. Civil 11761PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYERS, District Judge.
If the Court is empowered to reach a decision on the merits of this controversy, it will determine whether the plaintiffs are correct in their contention that a card which they seek to send through the U. S. Mails cannot be lawfully excluded therefrom on the theory that the scheme therein described is a lottery.
In substance it is designated as a treasure hunt, and involves the following steps:(a) Each recipient of a card detaches therefrom a removable coupon bearing the same printed number as does the card itself. The sender retains the coupon, and (b) after mailing the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Williams v. FanningSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Public Clearing House v. CoyneSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Horner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Affiliated Enterprises, Inc. v. GruberCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1936
- United States v. WallisDistrict Court, D. Idaho · 1893
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Federal Communications Commission v. American Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1954
- American Broadcasting Co. v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1953
- Knox Industries Corp. v. State ex rel. ScanlandSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1953
- Garden City Chamber of Commerce, Inc. v. WagnerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Clark v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955
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