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COLUMBIA PICTURES CORPORATION v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 59 C 1058.

184 F.Supp. 817 (1959)

COLUMBIA PICTURES CORPORATION, a New York corporation, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, a Municipal corporation, Richard J. Daley and Timothy J. O'Connor, Defendants.

United States District Court N. D. Illinois, E. D.

July 8, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nelson, Boodell & Will, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff.

John C. Melaniphy, Corp. Counsel, Chicago, Ill., for defendant.

MINER, District Judge.

The Municipal Code of the City of Chicago (Chapter 155) requires the exhibitor of a motion picture to secure a permit from the commissioner of police before public exhibition of the film. Section 155-1 constitutes it a misdemeanor for any person to exhibit a picture without a prior permit. Section 155-2 requires, inter alia, an application in writing. Section 155-4 sets forth the following criteria concerning the grounds for denial of an exhibition...

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