Legal Opinion
Doubleday, Doran & Co. v. R. H. MacY & Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 7, 1936PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Crane, Ch. J.
An appeal taken directly to this court from a dismissal of the complaint by the Special Term of the Supreme Court, held in Westchester county, brings up for determination solely the constitutionality of chapter 976 of the Laws of 1935. The Special Term held it to be unconstitutional.
The action is brought to restrain R. H. Macy & Co., Inc., from offering for sale three books at a less price than that fixed by the publisher. The complaint alleges that Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., is a publisher and manufacturer of books, and that Doubleday, Doran Book Shops, Inc., is a seller…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Nebbia v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- United States v. Colgate & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Dr. Miles Medical Co. v. John D. Park & Sons Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Federal Trade Commission v. Beech-Nut Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Williams v. Standard Oil Co. of La.Supreme Court of the United States · 1929
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Max Factor & Co. v. KunsmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1936
- Bourjois Sales Corp. v. DorfmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- Joseph Triner Corp. v. McNeilIllinois Supreme Court · 1936
- Twentieth Century Associates, Inc. v. WaldmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1945
- General Electric Co. v. Masters, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1954
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