Legal Opinion

City of St. Paul v. Traeger

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided September 19, 1878PublishedCited by 28 opinions

Complaint was made against the defendant, in the municipal court of the city of St. Paul, for selling vegetables on a public street of that city, in violation of an ordinance of the city, which provides that “ every farmer, gardener or person producing vegetables shall not sell the said vegetables in, upon or along the public streets or highways in the city of St. Paul, without first haying obtained a license so to do from the city clerk, as other licenses are procured, for…

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Complaint was made against the defendant, in the municipal court of the city of St. Paul, for selling vegetables on a public street of that city, in violation of an ordinance of the city, which provides that “ every farmer, gardener or person producing vegetables shall not sell the said vegetables in, upon or along the public streets or highways in the city of St. Paul, without first haying obtained a license so to do from the city clerk, as other licenses are procured, for which license said person, or persons aforesaid shall pay into the city treasury the sum of twenty-five dollars for one…

1Opinion of the CourtCornell, J.

The ordinance, for a violation of which defendant was convicted, purports to be an amendment of section 2 of an ordinance in relation to markets, and, as amended, its provisions are as follows: “Every farmer, gardener, or person producing vegetables, shall not sell the said vegetables, in, upon or along the public streets or highways in the city of St. Paul, without having first obtained a license so to do from the city clerk, as other licenses are procured, for which license said person or persons aforesaid shall pay into the city treasury the sum of §25 for one year ending: on the first…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Barling v. WestWisconsin Supreme Court · 1871
  2. Dunham v. Trustees of RochesterNew York Supreme Court · 1826
  3. Caldwell v. City of AltonIllinois Supreme Court · 1864
  4. Bethune v. HughesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1859
  5. City of Bloomington v. WahlIllinois Supreme Court · 1868

3Cited by28 opinions

  1. City of Jacksonville v. LedwithSupreme Court of Florida · 1890
  2. City of Sonora v. CurtinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1902
  3. Ellis v. FrazierOregon Supreme Court · 1901
  4. City of Mankato v. FowlerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
  5. State v. MooreSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1893

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