City of Blackwell v. Griffith Amusement Co.

This is an action brought in the district court of Kay county by the Griffith Amusement Company, a corporation, against the city of Blackwell, its mayor, chief of police, and the city commissioners, to enjoin them from enforcing an ordinance requiring plaintiff to close its picture show on Sunday, and to enjoin them from arresting and prosecuting its employees for operating its shows on Sunday in violation of the ordinance.

Plaintiff alleges it has 'invested large sums of money in the picture show business in the city of Blackwell and has made preparation for operating its shows on Sunday;…