Case Name: Clarence B. GIARRUSSO v. D'IBERVILLE GALLERY et al.
Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1974-06-06
Citations: 295 So. 2d 891
Docket Number: No. 6168
Parties: Clarence B. GIARRUSSO v. D’IBERVILLE GALLERY et al.
Judges: Before LEMMON, BOUTALL and SCHOTT, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 295
Pages: 891–894

Head Matter:
Clarence B. GIARRUSSO v. D’IBERVILLE GALLERY et al.
No. 6168.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.
June 6, 1974.
Milton P. Masinter, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.
Blake G. Arata, City Atty., Charles C. Foti, Jr., and Joel Loeffelholz, Asst. City Attys., for plaintiffs-appellees.
Before LEMMON, BOUTALL and SCHOTT, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The owner of a building has appealed from a judgment ordering his premises closed for a period of one year, pursuant to the authority of R.S. 13:4714. The trial court found that the owner's lessee had exhibited obscene films on part of the premises.
In Gulf States Theatres of La., Inc. v. Richardson, La., 287 So.2d 480 (1974), the Supreme Court of Louisiana declared R.S. 13 :4711-13:4717 unconstitutional insofar as those statutes attempted to regulate obscenity.
Accordingly, that portion of the judgment of the trial court which ordered the closing of 519-521 Iberville Street for one year is reversed, and judgment is rendered dismissing plaintiff's demand for the closing of the building.
Reversed and rendered.
LEMMON, J., concurs and assigns reasons.
BOUTALL, J., concurs and assigns reasons.
SCHOTT, J., concurs and assigns reasons.