Legal Opinion
Ellis v. Thiesen
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided June 15, 1919PublishedCited by 2 opinions
A’ Writ of Error to the Court of Record for Escambia County; C. M. Jones, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtBrowne, C. J.
— Chris Thiesen arrested for alleged violation of an ordinance of the City of Pensacola, was discharged on habeas oorpm proceedings, and the city takes writ of error to this court. The defendant in error contends that the ordinance under which he was held in custody is void in that it vests an arbitrary discriminatory power in the Commissioner of Health of the city.
The provisions of Section 1 and Section 6, taken together, bring the ordinance under the ruling in Ex Parte Thiesen, 30 Fla. 529, 11 South. Rep. 901, and other cases upon this subject. Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 U. S. 356, 6 Sup. Ct.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Cicero Lumber Co. v. Town of CiceroIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- Ex parte TheisenSupreme Court of Florida · 1892
3Cited by2 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Biscayne Stevedoring Co. v. TurnerSupreme Court of Florida · 1940
- Stallings v. City of JacksonvilleDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976