Sunshine Book Company v. Summerfield, 587
| Court | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Writing for the Court | PER CURIAM |
| Citation | Sunshine Book Company v. Summerfield, 355 U.S. 372, 78 S.Ct. 365, 2 L.Ed.2d 352 (1958) |
| Decision Date | 13 January 1958 |
| Docket Number | No. 587,587 |
| Parties | SUNSHINE BOOK COMPANY and Solar Union Naturisme, Inc., petitioners, v. Arthur E. SUMMERFIELD, Individually and as Postmaster General of the United States |
Mr. O. John Rogge, for petitioners.
Solicitor General Rankin, Assistant Attorney General Doub and Mr. Samuel D. Slade, for respondent.
On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
The petition for writ of certiorari is granted and the judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is reversed. Roth v. United States, 354 U.S. 476, 77 S.Ct. 1304, 1 L.Ed.2d 1498.
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