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ADEY v. UNITED ACTION FOR ANIMALS, INC.

No. 70 Civil 2724.

361 F.Supp. 457 (1973)

William Ross ADEY, Plaintiff, v. UNITED ACTION FOR ANIMALS, INC., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

June 25, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carr, Bonner, O'Connell, Kaplan, Thompson & Diuguid, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff; Walter J. Bonner, Daniel R. Thompson, John T. Coyne, Washington, D. C., of counsel.

Williams, Connolly & Califano, Washington, D. C., for defendants; David N. Webster, Earl C. Dudley, Jr., Washington, D. C., of counsel.

OPINION

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.

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