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JULIAN MESSNER, INC., et al. v. SPAHN, 1967 — 387 U.S. 239 · caselaw · US
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JULIAN MESSNER, INC., et al. v. SPAHN
387 U.S. 239·Supreme Court of the United States·1967
The Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Fortas would dismiss the appeal for want of a substantial federal question.
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JULIAN MESSNER, INC., et al. v. SPAHN.
No. 1154.
Decided May 22, 1967.
Selig J. Levitan for appellants.
Arthur K. Radin for appellee.
Irwin Karp for Authors League of America, Inc., as amicus curiae.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam.]
Per Curiam.
The motion of the Authors League of America, Inc., for leave to file a brief, as amicus curiae, is granted.
The judgment is vacated and the case is remanded to the Court of Appeals of New York for further consideration in light of Time, Inc. v. Hill, 385 U. S. 374.
The Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Fortas would dismiss the appeal for want of a substantial federal question.