Legal Opinion

Town of Winnfield v. Grigsby

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided June 20, 1910No. 18,281PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from Mayor’s Court of Town of Winnfield; W. F. Cooper, Mayor. Frank T. Grigsby was convicted of violating an ordinance of the Town of Winn-field, and appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

Statement of the Case.

NICHOLLS, J.

On the 6th of May, 1910, the mayor and board of aldermen of the town of Winnfield, under the title of “An ordinance to prohibit the desecration of the Sabbath day by playing the game of baseball, basket ball, or football or any other game of similar character within the town of Winnfield and providing the penalty for its violation,” adopted the following ordinance.

“Section 1. Be it ordained by the mayor and board of aldermen of the town of Winnfield in regular session convened that whoever shall be engaged in the playing or participate in the playing or in…

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