Hickey v. Riley

In this action the plaintiff and appellant, James Hickey, sought, inter alia, a judicial declaration of the unconstitutionality of certain ordinances of the City of Portland, under which the city has caused meters to be installed for the regulation of the parking of automobiles. Plaintiff is the lessee of certain premises within the parking-meter area, wherein, for thirty years last past, he has done business as a dealer in sewing machines and other merchandise. Parking meters have been installed upon the street curb in front of his place of business, and others upon the curbs for more than a…