Thomas Cusack Co. v. City of Chicago
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP ILLINOIS. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Claeke
In this proceeding the plaintiff in error, a corporation engaged in “outdoor advertising,” claims that § 707 of article 23 of an ordinance of the City of Chicago, governing the erection and maintenance of billboards in that city, is unconstitutional.
This section is as follows:
“707. Frontage consents required. It shall be unlawful. for any person, firm or corporation to erect or construct any billboard or signboard in any block on any public street in which one-half of the buildings on both sides of the street are used exclusively for residence purposes without first obtaining the consent in…
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