Illinois Cigarette Service Co. v. City of Chicago

LINDLEY, District Judge.

In view of the similarity of the questions involved, these two appeals will be ■disposed of in one opinion. In 6139 ap•pellant is a nonresident manufacturer of automatic cigarette vending machines, who sells to appellant in 6134. The latter purchases these machines and leases them in large numbers to persons in the City of Chicago. Each of appellants filed bills in chancery to enjoin the city from enforcing a certain ordinance prohibiting the use of vending machines for the sale or distribution of cigarettes. The District Court dismissed the bills for want of equity,…