Legal Opinion
Bethview Amusement Corp. v. Cahn
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 6, 1969No. 724, Docket 33799PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYS, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, directing the return to appellees of a print of a motion picture film entitled “Odd Triangle” seized by police officers under the control of appellants as being obscene. We affirm the order of the district court.
There is no controversy as to the facts. Bethview Amusement Corp. is the owner of a motion picture theater known as Bethview Theater located in Bethpage, Nassau County, New York. On May 6, 1969 the theater was exhibiting a film called “Odd Triangle.” Nassau…
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