Little Beaver Theatre, Inc. v. State ex rel. Gerstein

HENDRY, Judge.

Appellant-defendants Little Beaver Theatre, Inc. (the theatre owner) and George Earl Hansen (the theatre manager) seek review of an order dated March 1, 1971, holding them in indirect contempt for failure to produce, pursuant to a prior court order, certain alleged obscene movie films at a hearing for temporary injunction. We affirm.

The basic facts are undisputed. On February 11, 1971, at 10:34 A.M., a deputy sheriff personally served a complaint and temporary restraining order (issued ex parte and dated February 10, 1971), on Mr. George Hansen. He was served, according to the…