Legal Opinion
City of Seattle v. Goldsmith
Washington Supreme Court
Decided April 15, 1913No. 10785PublishedCited by 7 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Main, J., entered February 18, 1912, dismissing a prosecution for the violation of an ordinance relating to weights and measures, upon sustaining a demurrer to the information.
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, J.
This appeal submits the validity of an ordinance of the appellant, requiring the true net weight or measure of commodities sold in containers to be stamped or printed on the container. The ordinance is attacked, (1) as not within the power of the city; (2) that the submitted provision is not within the title; and (8) that the provision is unreasonable. The title is:
“An ordinance relating to weighing, measuring and inspecting all commodities sold or offered for sale by weight or measure within the city of Seattle; to enforce the keeping of proper legal weights and measures by all vendors in…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- City of Chicago v. SchmidingerIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
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3Cited by7 opinions
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