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From 391 U.S. 308 - Amalgamated Food Employees Union Local 590 v. Logan Valley Plaza, Inc. · 1968Most cited · 1,103 citing opinions

Ownership does not always mean absolute dominion. The more an owner, for his advantage, opens up his property for use by the public in general, the more do his rights become circumscribed by the statutory and constitutional rights of those who use it