City of Chicago v. Mandel Bros.

In an action for the violation of an ordinance of the city of Chicago the municipal court held invalid the following provisions, being paragraphs (b) and (c) of section 480 of the ordinances -of the city:

“(b) Not more than' one floor of any basement or cellar shall be used for the retail sale of goods. Such floor shall be the floor nearest to the inside street grade. Such floor used for the retail sale of goods shall not be more than twenty feet below the inside street grade.

“(c) No sub-basement, cellar or part of a basement below such floor shall be used for the sale of any goods in any…