Legal Opinion
Cambist Films, Inc. v. Tribell
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided November 26, 1968No. 1735PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWINFORD, Chief District Judge.
The plaintiff is a New York corporation engaged in the business of distributing motion pictures and owner of the right to distribute the motion picture entitled “The Female” in this country. The defendants are a County Attorney, a Commonwealth’s Attorney, and a Magistrate.
The film, “The Female”, was exhibited at a theatre in Middlesboro, Kentucky, and on May 28, 1968, the film was seized by officers of the Middlesboro Police Department pursuant to a search warrant issued by the defendant Magistrate. The film remained in the custody of the police department until…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Marcus v. Search Warrant of PropertySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- A Quantity of Copies of Books v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- Demich, Inc. v. FerdonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
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