Legal Opinion
Thomas D. Flood, Inc. ex rel. Plumley v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 25, 1963No. 3175Published
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
Appellant was found guilty of violating Section 301 of the District of Columbia Plumbing Code and ordered to pay a $50 fine or submit to a thirty-day jail sentence. Section 301 provides in part:
“It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, to display a sign stating or implying that he or they are carrying on the business of plumbing work, or to advertise by means of business cards, stationery, or any publication, claim orally to a prospective customer, or otherwise indicate that they are doing a plumbing business or are offering to do plumbing, unless they…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- People v. KnopferNew York City Court of Special Sessions · 1948
- Treadwell v. City of Social CircleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961