American Lithographic Co. v. Werkmeister

1911 United States Supreme Court case
American Lithographic Co. v. Werkmeister
Argued April 10, 1911
Decided May 29, 1911
Full case nameAmerican Lithographic Co. v. Werkmeister
Citations221 U.S. 603 (more)
31 S. Ct. 676; 55 L. Ed. 873
Holding
A corporation defendant in a suit to enforce copyright infringement penalties is not entitled to a Fourth or Fifth Amendment objection to the admission of its bookkeeping entries into evidence when they are produced under a subpoena.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Edward D. White
Associate Justices
John M. Harlan · Joseph McKenna
Oliver W. Holmes Jr. · William R. Day
Horace H. Lurton · Charles E. Hughes
Willis Van Devanter · Joseph R. Lamar

American Lithographic Co. v. Werkmeister, 221 U.S. 603 (1911), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a corporation defendant in a suit to enforce copyright infringement penalties is not entitled to a Fourth or Fifth Amendment objection to the admission of its bookkeeping entries into evidence when they are produced under a subpoena duces tecum.[1]

References

  1. ^ American Lithographic Co. v. Werkmeister, 221 U.S. 603 (1911)

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