Cosmos v. City of Denver

Plaintiee in error was found guilty of operating a dance hall without a license as required by article II, chapter 3 of the 1927 municipal code of the City and County of Denver. His defense is that he did not need the kind of license the city sought to compel him to take.

The abstract discloses that the day before he was found guilty in the county court, the district court in case number A-11834 denied him a writ of mandamus to compel the issuance of a license in his behalf. Why the matter is not before us on a writ of error in that case does not appear.

Ordinarily, of course, we would insist…