Legal Opinion
Devereaux v. Township Board
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided June 7, 1920No. Docket No. 6PublishedCited by 23 opinions
Appeal from Genesee; Brennan (Fred W.), J. Bill by Orson R. Devereaux against the township board of Genesee township and others to enjoin the enforcement of Act No. 97, Pub. Acts 1919. From a decree for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBrooke, J.
The bill filed in this case brings into question the validity of Act No. 97 of the Public Acts of 1919, which follows:
“An act to provide for the issuing of permits by the township board for the conducting of public billiard and pool rooms, dance halls, bowling alleys and soft drink emporiums outside of incorporated cities and villages.
“The People of the State of Michigan enact:
“Section 1. No public billiard or pool room, public dance hall, bowling alley or soft drink emporium shall be operated in any place in this State outside of an incorporated city or village, without first obtaining an…
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3Cited by23 opinions
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