State ex rel. New Strand Theatre Co. v. Common Council

Coming directly to the merits of the case, and assuming that the amended petition was before the *424court and duly considered, the question is: Do the facts stated in the petition show that the petitioner is entitled to a license to continue to run the dance hall ?

The petitioner is a corporation. It is objected that its application for a license was not signed by its president and secretary as required by ordinance. The petitioner contends that such failure is a mere matter of detail, and that such objection has no merit. There seems to have been a good purpose in having the application signed…