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ROBERTSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 388.

343 U.S. 711 (1952)

72 S.Ct. 994

96 L.Ed. 1237

ROBERTSON v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 2, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel E. Blackham argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was Clyde D. Sandgren.

Marvin E. Frankel argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Perlman, Acting Assistant Attorney General Slack and Harry Baum.

MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner is a musician and composer who between the years 1936 and 1939 composed a symphony. In 1945 Henry H. Reichhold, a philanthropist, established a music award offering $25,000, $5,000, and $2,500 for the three best symphonic works written by native-born composers of this hemisphere. The terms of the offer provided that none of the compositions could be published...

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