Legal Opinion
McCoy v. Providence Journal Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 17, 1951No. 4533_1PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOODBURY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a final judgment permanently enjoining the City Treasurer, who is also the Tax Collector, of Paw-tucket, Rhode Island, “and all persons acting under or in concert with him,” from withholding certain municipal tax abatement resolutions and lists from the plaintiffs, and from preventing them from inspecting those resolutions and lists “at all •reasonable times during regular business hours.”
The plaintiff, Providence Journal Company, is a Rhode Island corporation engaged in the 'business of publishing newspapers in the city of Providence which have…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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3Cited by49 opinions
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