State Ex Rel. Wayne Prosecuting Attorney v. Weitzman

Defendant Weitzman is the owner and operator of the Roxy Bar on Woodward Avenue, immediately north of the downtown area in Detroit; defendant Lee is the lessor of the premises. On March 18, 1969, plaintiff filed a complaint in Wayne county circuit court, alleging that the premises were used for the purposes of lewdness, assignation and prostitution, and that the premises were used by prostitutes. 1 Plaintiff requested a permanent injunction to abate the alleged nuisance and further requested that the bar be padlocked shut for one year.

Defendant Weitzman answered, among other things that…