Smith v. City of Whitewater

The respondent advances the contention that the cause is moot. It is said that the 1946-1947 license year for which Whitinger’s license was issued has now expired, and that any controversy as to whether that license may properly be transferred is now ended. The order of February 17, 1947, setting aside the ex parte dissolution and reinstating the injunction nunc pro tunc as of December 10th, carried $10 motion costs in favor of the respondent. A reversal of the order would absolve the appellants from the payment of such costs. The matter of costs has on several occasions been considered as…