Paramount Film Distributing Corp. v. Tracy

This is an appeal on questions of law from a judgment for defendants, appellees herein, in the Common Pleas Court. Appellant, Paramount Film Distributing Corporation, brought an action to recover an amount equal to the fees for censorship of appellant’s films paid under Chapter 3'305, Eevised Code (Sections 154-47 to 154-47h, General Code). These fees were charged by the State Department of Education, and the money so received was paid into the state treasury. Each of the defendants held or holds a state office. Each received, at one stage or another, and either personally or through their…