Legal Opinion

Grimes v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided November 18, 1937No. 6 Div. 226PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOULDIN, Justice.

The legality of “Bank Nights,” at motion-picture theaters, to say nothing of other devices so prevalent at this time, is of such general interest, both to the motion-picture industry and to the public, that this court deems it proper to give a brief but definite statement of the law sustaining the decision of the Court of Appeals now under review.

For a full and clear statement of the plan of operation in the instant case, we refer to the “Statement of Facts” by the Court of Appeals, 178 So. 69.

Our statute (Code 1923, § 4247) declares: “Any person who sets up, carries on, or…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Yellow-Stone Kit v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1889
  2. Loiseau v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1896
  3. Grimes v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1937
  4. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1887

3Cited by31 opinions

  1. State v. JonesNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1940
  2. State Ex Rel. Cowie v. La Crosse Theaters Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1939
  3. Barber v. Jefferson County Racing Ass'n, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2006
  4. Try-Me Bottling Co. v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1938
  5. State Ex Rel. Stafford v. Fox-Great Falls Theatre Corp.Montana Supreme Court · 1942

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