Mills Novelty Co. v. Farrell

Appellee sued to restrain the appellant from seizing and destroying its vending machines known as the “Mills Non-Convertible Vender,” used for the sale of its mints, and from arresting the possessors of such machines. The theory of the suit is that the ap-pellee’s business, which is of large-proportions, is arbitrarily and wrongfully interfered with by the police officers acting under appellant’s directions. The right of seizure and arrest is claimed because it is said the machines are gambling devices prohibited by sections 6318, 6324, and 6325 of the General Statutes of Connecticut (1980).

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