Legal Opinion
City of Shawnee v. Reid Bros. Plumbing Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 26, 1949No. 33789PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWelch, J.
Reid Brothers Plumbing Company, a copartnership composed of Sam Reid and R. J. Reid, and others, instituted this action against the city of Shawnee, a municipal corporation, and certain officials of the city to enjoin the enforcement of a certain city ordinance.
There was no dispute as to the facts in the case. The plaintiffs, all engaged in the plumbing business in the city of Shawnee, and all possessed with certificates of competency as master plumbers, refused to comply with city ordinance No. 816 and were threatened with arrest. Ordinance No. 816 provides:
“Section 1. A license fee shall be…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Rock v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Mitchell v. City of LawtonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926
- Detroit Retail Druggists' Ass'n v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1934
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