Ritz v. Woman's Club

Hatcher, Judge:

This is a suit to enjoin night dances in the club house of the defendant. The circuit court found that the dances constituted a nuisance and enjoined their continuation later than nine o ’clock at night. The defendant appealed.

The club house is situated in a residential district of the city. The house was opened in March, 1929. At that time, and continuously since, the plaintiffs owned and occupied residences in the immediate neighborhood of the club house. Between the opening and June, 1930, fifty-eight public dances lasting far into the night were held at the club house.…