Grimes v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
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
- Yellow-Stone Kit v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1889
- Loiseau v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1896
- Grimes v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1937
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1887
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- State Ex Rel. Stafford v. Fox-Great Falls Theatre Corp.Montana Supreme Court · 1942
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