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People v. Doubleday & Co.

297 N.Y. 687 Court N.Y. Decision date 1947-11-13 English

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The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Doubleday & Company, Inc., Appellant.
Argued October 15, 1947;
decided November 13, 1947.
p. 688
Whitney North Seymour, George G. Gallants and James F. Dwyer for appellant.
Frank S. Hogan, District Attorney (Whitman Knapp, Harold Boland Shapiro and Frederick J. Ludwig of counsel), for respondent.

Judgment affirmed. Upon this appeal there was presented and necessarily passed upon a question under the Constitution of the United States, viz.: The defendant argued.that its conviction violated the right of freedom of speech guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. This court held that the conviction aforesaid did not violate the right of freedom of speech guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. No opinion.

Concur: Loughran, Ch. J., Lewis, Conway, Desmond, Thagher, Dye and Fuld, JJ.

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