WASHINGTON COIN MACH. ASS'N v. CALLAHAN

No. 8490.

142 F.2d 97 (1944)

WASHINGTON COIN MACH. ASS'N et al. v. CALLAHAN, Assistant Superintendent, Metropolitan Police, et al.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided April 17, 1944.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William E. Leahy, of Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Nicholas J. Chase, of Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellants.

Mr. Charles B. Murray, of Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Edward M. Curran, of Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee Curran.

Messrs. Richmond B. Keech, Corporation Counsel, D. C., Vernon E. West, Principal Assistant Corporation Counsel, D. C., and Chester H. Gray, Assistant Corporation Counsel, D. C., all of Washington, D. C., entered appearances for appellees Callahan and Kelly.

Before GRONER, Chief Justice, and EDGERTON and ARNOLD, Associate Justices.


GRONER, C. J.

The penal statutes of the District of Columbia make it unlawful to set up or keep in the District any kind of gambling device designed for the purpose of playing any game of chance for money or property.1

Appellants are in the business of distributing and operating locally certain types of pin-ball amusement machines. A number are in operation in retail stores and are...

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