Ruban v. the City of Chicago

Complainants filed a bill in the circuit court of Cook county to restrain the city from enforcing an ordinance regulating the laundry business, in which it was alleged they were engaged. A demurrer was filed to the bill. The court sustained the demurrer and dismissed the bill for want of equity. To reverse the decree dismissing their bill they prosecute this appeal.

Substantially the bill averred complainants, and each of them, are engaged in the business of commercial laundry agencies in the city of Chicago and have occupied premises described in the bill as commercial laundry agencies; that…