Bates Guild Company v. Payne

Messrs. William S. Hall and Holmes Conrad for appellant.

Messrs. John G. Johnson and Henry H. Glassie for appellee.

Statement by Mr. Justice Brown:

This was a bill to compel the recognition by the Postmaster General of the right of the plaintiff corporation to have a periodical publication, known as 'Masters in Music,' received and transmitted through the mails as matter of the second class, and to enjoin defendant from enforcing an order, theretofore made by him, denying it entry as such. This case took the same course as the preceding ones. 31 Wash. L. Rep. 395.

Mr. Justice Brown delivered the opinion of the court: