City of Marysville v. Cities Service Oil Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Sloan, J.:

The defendant was convicted in the police court of the city of Marysville of violating a city ordinance. The complaint contained 892 counts. It appealed to the district court of Marshall county, where the case was tried de novo, resulting in a conviction on 238 counts, and a fine of $25 on each count was imposed. The defendant appeals.

Ordinance No. 350, of the city of Marysville, makes it “unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to keep or store within the corporate limits of the city . . . any gasoline, kerosene . . . otherwise than in…