St. Louis v. Dorr
Supreme Court of Missouri
Error to St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction. — Hon. James R. Claiborne, Judge. (1) This being a constitutional question, the subject is open to examination notwithstanding the decision in the case of Murnane v. St. Louis, 123 Mo. 479; Railroad y. Morgan Co. Ct., 53 Mo. 156. (2) The decision in Murnane v. St. Louis is erroneous. (3) The boulevard law is constitutional.
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Error to St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction. — Hon. James R. Claiborne, Judge. (1) This being a constitutional question, the subject is open to examination notwithstanding the decision in the case of Murnane v. St. Louis, 123 Mo. 479; Railroad y. Morgan Co. Ct., 53 Mo. 156. (2) The decision in Murnane v. St. Louis is erroneous. (3) The boulevard law is constitutional. (4) At the outset it is proper to bear in mind that there is no city in the State of Missouri organized under the laws of this State in reference to cities of the first class, and comparatively few cities in the State that…
1Opinion of the CourtBarclay, C. J.
In March, 1894, the city of St. Louis began an action in a police court against the defendants, Messrs. Dorr and Zeller, to recover a penalty for violation of a municipal ordinance. In the police court the defendants were adjudged not guilty. The city took an appeal to the St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction where the. trial now under review took place.
The substance of the charge against defendants is that they carry on the business of confectioners in a building (No. 3924) on Washington boulevard, contrary to said ordinance. The ordinance was enacted in 1892. It declares a certain portion…
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