Cooper v. Bailey

The appellant in this case, Mrs. Cooper, sought and obtained from the court below a temporary injunction enjoining the sheriff of Jefferson County and others from arresting her or any employees of the Midfield Theatre for showing a motion picture entitled “I am Curious (Yellow)”. Respondents filed a motion to dissolve the temporary injunction and answer. The matter was set for hearing on affidavits from more than two dozen people who said by affidavit that they had seen the motion picture, and were familiar with or had had explained to them the tests set down by the Supreme Court of the…