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EASTERN AMUSEMENT, INC. v. STATE EX REL. GAY

548 S.W.2d 876 (1977)

EASTERN AMUSEMENT, INC., et al., Appellants, v. STATE of Tennessee ex rel. Robert H. GAY, District Attorney General, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

April 4, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frierson M. Graves, Jr., Memphis, W. Howell Forrester, Pulaski, for appellants.

William C. Koch, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee; R.A. Ashley, Jr., Atty. Gen., Nashville, of counsel.

OPINION

BROCK, Justice.

This is an action by the State brought under the 1974 Obscenity Statute, codified as T.C.A., §§ 39-3010 — 39-3022, seeking to enjoin the further exhibition of two motion pictures, designated in the record as "Malte" and "Suburban Swap." The trial court found the films to be obscene and permanently enjoined their further exhibition. The defendants, all of whom were involved in exhibiting the films in a theatre at Ardmore...

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