Sharpe v. Johnson

Plaintiff and appellant seeks an injunction against defendant and respondent, as Chief of Police of the city of Laguna Beach, prohibiting him from enforcing a city ordinance in respect to possession of certain “Goalee” machines or devices in places of business or other places of public resort, which ordinance declares such devices and equipment to be a nuisance, provides for the abatement thereof, and for penalties for its violation. Section 2 of the ordinance provides:

“It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to keep, maintain, possess or have under control in any place of…