Legal Opinion
City of Crystal v. Fantasy House, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided September 30, 1997No. C3-97-96PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HUSPENI, Judge.
Respondent Fantasy House, Inc. opened an adult novelty business in appellant City of Crystal in violation of Crystal’s interim ordinance that bans adult establishments. Crystal brought a motion for declaratory judgment claiming that Fantasy House violated the ordinance and seeking to enjoin Fantasy House from operating its business in Crystal. Fantasy House, in turn, alleged that both Ordinance No. 95-11 (interim ordinance) and the later-adopted Ordinance No. 96-2 (permanent ordinance) were unconstitutional restrictions of free speech.
After a trial, the court found that…
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