Legal Opinion
Whitmier & Filbrick Co. v. City of Buffalo
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western New York
Decided November 5, 1902No. 176PublishedCited by 14 opinions
In Equity.
1Opinion of the Court
HAZEL, District Judge.
The question here presented for the decision of the court depends upon the validity and constitutionality of *774section 48 of chapter 4 of the ordinances of the city of Buffalo. If the section be void, its enforcement impairs the property rights of the complainant, which this court, sitting in equity, has the power to protect. The jurisdiction of the court is invoked through diversity of citizenship of the parties. The restrictive section of the ordinance relied on by the defendants reads as follows:
“See. 48. No person shall hereafter erect any fence or billboard more than…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hart v. Mayor of AlbanyCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1832
- City of Rochester v. . WestNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- King v. DavenportIllinois Supreme Court · 1881
- In re WilshireU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern California · 1900
- Gunning System v. City of BuffaloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Varney & Green v. WilliamsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1909
- St. Louis Gunning Advertising Co. v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1911
- General Outdoor Advertising Co. v. City of IndianapolisIndiana Supreme Court · 1930
- Stoner McCray System v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1956
- Curran Bill Posting & Distributing v. City of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1910
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