Legal Opinion
Easterly v. Incorporated Town of Irwin
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided October 29, 1896PublishedCited by 15 opinions
Appeal from Shelby District Court. — Hon. A. B. TeIornell, Judge. Action for false imprisonment. The court sustained a demurrer to plaintiff’s petition, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
The petition alleges that the defendant, in virtue' of its power as a municipal corporation, enacted the following ordinance:
“An Ordinance Regulating License No. 8. Town Ordinance of Irwin.
“Sec. 7. That no person, firm, company or corporation shall be engaged in prosecuting' or carrying on any trade or profession hereinafter mentioned and described, within the incorporated town of Irwin, Iowa, until he, she, or they shall have first procured a license therefor in the manner hereinafter provided.”
“Sec. 9. It shall be unlawful for any transient merchant, or peddler, to sell, or offer to sell,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ogg v. City of LansingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1872
- Calwell v. City of BooneSupreme Court of Iowa · 1879
- City of Ottumwa v. ZekindSupreme Court of Iowa · 1895
- Town of State Center v. BarensteinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1885
- City of Burlington v. Putnam InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1870
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Wood v. Boone CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1911
- Elrod v. City of Daytona BeachSupreme Court of Florida · 1938
- Harris v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1926
- Hershberg v. City of BarbourvilleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1911
- Lage v. City of MarshalltownSupreme Court of Iowa · 1931
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