Legal Opinion
Swed v. Inhabitants of Town of Bar Harbor
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided June 29, 1962PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSullivan, J.
This case comes upon report. R. S., c. 103, § 15, as amended; Rule 72, M. R. C. P., 155 Me. 573.
Plaintiffs, shopkeepers at Bar Harbor, Maine, instituted their complaint for a declaratory judgment against that Town. R. S., c. 107, §§ 38 through 50; Rule 57, M. R. C. P., 155 Me. 560.
The Legislature had enacted P. & S., 1961, Chapter 176 authorizing the municipal officers of the Town of Bar Harbor to grant licenses for regulating, inter alia, the business of bric-a-brac, linen stores. Purportedly invoking such authority the municipal officers had thereupon promulgated an ordinance regulating in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- United States v. HarrissSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- United States v. L. Cohen Grocery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Baxter v. Waterville Sewerage DistrictSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1951
- State v. WebberSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1926
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Shapiro Bros. Shoe Co. v. Lewiston-Auburn Shoeworkers Protective Ass'nSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
- State v. DavenportSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
- State v. Fantastic Fair & Karmil Merchandising Corp.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1961
- State v. Karmil Merchandising Corp.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1962
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1970
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