Legal Opinion
Ragan v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Decided September 21, 1961No. 35761PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
We are here concerned with the constitutionality1 of an ordinance regulating the licensing of juke-box operators.
The attack on the ordinance is made under the declaratory judgment act by L. D. Ragan, who owns a tavern in the city of Seattle and has a duly licensed juke box on his premises which he leases from a licensed-Mechanical-Music-Machine operator. He desires to purchase and operate his own juke box in his tavern, but he cannot own a machine since he has no operator’s license.
It is the city’s refusal to issue the necessary license that irks him and results in this litigation, seeking to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Nebbia v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Shea v. OlsonWashington Supreme Court · 1936
- Ohio Ex Rel. Clarke v. DeckebachSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Ajax v. GregoryWashington Supreme Court · 1934
- State v. DexterWashington Supreme Court · 1949
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Markham Advertising Co. v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1968
- Lenci v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1964
- City of Seattle v. PullmanWashington Supreme Court · 1973
- In Re the Marriage of JohnsonWashington Supreme Court · 1981
- Washington State Highway Commission v. Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1961
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