Davis v. Fasig

This was an action brought by the appellee against the mayor, marshal, chief of police and city attorney of the city of Terre Haute, to' enjoin them from hearing, determining or prosecuting any action to recover penalties under an ordinance of the city requiring saloons to be closed from eleven o’clock P. M. till five o’clock A. M., and on Sundays, election days and holidays.

The complaint was filed on the 13th day of December, 1890, during term time of court. Upon a showing that an emergency existed, a temporary restraining order was issued, restraining the mayor and other officers from…