Legal Opinion
G. & C. Merriam Co. v. Webster Dictionary Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 22, 1980No. 80-1151PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEETON, District Judge.
By judgment dated February 7,1980, appellants Webster Publishing Company, Ltd., Webster Home Mailing Service, Ltd., and Webster Home Mailing Service, Inc. (collectively, “Webster Publishing”) and George W. Hoskins were held in contempt of court for violation of an injunction issued by the district court on October 27, 1977, and were assessed a fine, jointly and severally, in the amount of $50,000. They now appeal from that judgment, challenging the validity of the injunction and arguing that they did not violate it, that they were not bound by it, and that the fine…
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