Legal Opinion
City of Roanoke v. Fisher
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 20, 1923PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sims, J.,
after making the foregoing statement, delivered the following opinion of the court:
*79The decision of the case turns upon the answer to the following question:
1. Is the section of the ordinance, the enforcement of which is enjoined by the decree under review, non-discriminatory, in contemplation of law—that is, does it observe a natural and fair classification?
The question must be answered in the affirmative.
The general proposition is well settled that the legislative authority to adopt an ordinance such as that in question is conferred upon a municipality by charter powers of…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Metropolis Theatre Co. v. City of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Patsone v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Metropolis Theater Company, Plffs. In Err. v. City of Chicago and Ernest J. MagerstadtSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Gundling v. ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Blankenship v. City of RichmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1948
- Clein v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
- Doering v. SwobodaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1934
- National Linen Service Corp. v. City of NorfolkSupreme Court of Virginia · 1954
- In Re WestCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1925
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