American Wringer Co. v. City of Ionia
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Michigan
This was a suit bty the American Wringer Company against, the city of Ionia, Mich., and others, to enjoin the enforcement, as1 against complainant and its agents, of certain municipal ordinances relating to hawkers and peddlers. The cause was heard on motion for preliminary injunction.
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This was a suit bty the American Wringer Company against, the city of Ionia, Mich., and others, to enjoin the enforcement, as1 against complainant and its agents, of certain municipal ordinances relating to hawkers and peddlers. The cause was heard on motion for preliminary injunction. The complainant filed its bill against the city of Ionia, the city marshal and city attorney thereof, alleging- complainant to be a body corporate under the laws of the state of Rhode Island, and that on May 1-1, 1896, it was, for several years previous thereto had been, and still is, engaged In carrying on…
1Opinion of the CourtSeverens, District Judge
(after stating the facts). Upon mature , consideration of this motion, I reach the conclusion that if, must be denied. What I regard as the principal objections to the motion are: (1) The difficulty of giving credit to the statement that the sum or value of the matter in controversy in the suit exceeds the minimum of jurisdiction; namely, the sum of $2,000. (2) The injunction sought is one which would interfere with the exercise of the jurisdiction of the courts of the state in proceedings for the enforcement of its penal statutes and ordinances.
In regard to the first, it is undoubtedly the…
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