People ex rel. Cort Theater Co. v. Thompson
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Joseph B. David, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright
The Cort Theater Company on December 29, 1915, applied to William Hale Thompson, mayor of the city of Chicago, for a license to conduct a theater in the city and refused to comply with the provisions of an ordinance regulating the granting of such licenses, which prohibited secret alliances with ticket brokers or scalpers which had the effect of requiring some patrons of the theater to pay higher prices than others for the same accommodations, for the benefit of the licensee. The license was refused by the mayor, and the applicant filed its petition in the name of the People in the superior…
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