Legal Opinion

Sayeg v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 19, 1930No. 13025PublishedCited by 9 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

MARTIN, Judge.

Offense, violation of Sunday law by keeping open a picture show and charging an admission fee; penalty, a fine of $35.00.. The State’s testimony sufficiently shows that the Grand Theater in Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, was kept open and operated on Sunday afternoon; that in front of the same at the time was a box for free will offerings into "which sorbe of the patrons of the show were shown to deposit money. There were some eight or ten dollars in the box. A man was out watching after the box. In front of the show was the sign:

“REGULAR ADMISSION 10c & 30c

TODAY YOUR FREE WILL…

2Cited by9 opinions

  1. McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Spartan Industries, Inc. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
  3. Sundaco, Inc. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1970
  4. Clark v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959
  5. Kuhler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1931

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