Ogden City v. Eagle Books, Inc.

HALL, Justice:

Plaintiffs (hereinafter referred to collectively as “Ogden City”) appeal from a summary judgment denying injunctive relief sought to prohibit defendant, Eagle Books, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “Eagle Books”) from operating a bookstore without a license.

Eagle Books was formerly licensed by Ogden City to do business as a bookstore, however, said license was revoked following some 30 criminal convictions of distributing pornographic materials offensive to public decency.1 Thereafter, Eagle Books continued to operate the bookstore without a license which precipitated these…