SUPERIOR FILMS, INC. v. DEPT. OF EDN.

Nos. 33265, 33282, and 33283.

159 Ohio St. 315 (1953)

SUPERIOR FILMS, INC., v. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE STATE OF OHIO, DIVISION OF FILM CENSORSHIP, HISSONG, SUPT. THE STATE, EX REL. CLASSIC PICTURES, INC., v. HISSONG, DIR. CLASSIC PICTURES, INC., v. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE STATE OF OHIO.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided April 29, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Wright, Harlor, Purpus, Morris & Arnold, for plaintiff in case No. 33265.

Messrs. Brownfield, Ford & Douglas, Mr. C. William Malone and Mr. Ephraim S. London, for relator and for plaintiff in case No. 33283.

Mr. C. William O'Neill, attorney general, Mr. Robert E. Leach and Mr. Gwynne B. Myers, for defendants and respondent.


HART, J.

The plaintiff in case No. 33265 submits that the question presented is whether "motion pictures, as distinguished from other media of human expression, may be subjected to censorship in advance of publication; or, whether motion pictures, along with such other media, are entitled to protection from all restraint except such as is incident to responsibility for abuse."

On the other hand, the defendant states his basic position as follows:

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