Legal Opinion
Halsey v. New York Society for the Suppression of Vice
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 12, 1922PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAndrews, J.
On November 17, 1917, in the city of New York, the plaintiff sold to an agent of the defendant, one Sumner, an English translation of “ Mademoiselle de Maupin.” Mr. Sumner submitted the book to City Magistrate House who, however, took no action. He then on November 22d presented a marked copy to Magistrate Simms with a letter calling attention to certain pages which he thought deserved examination. On the 28th he also presented a verified complaint to this magistrate charging that the book was obscene and indecent, referring not only to the marked pages but to the entire work. Thereupon an…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Stewart v. SonnebornSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Burns v. . WilkinsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Galley v. . BrennanNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
3Cited by48 opinions
- Martin v. City of AlbanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Boose v. City of RochesterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- James Morrissey, Plaintiff-Appellant-Appellee v. National Maritime Union of America, Defendant-Appellant-Appellee, and Joseph CurranCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- United States v. One Book Entitled Ulysses by James JoyceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
- Parmelee v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
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