State ex rel. Crow v. Canty
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis County Circuit Court. — No». Jolm W. McElhinney, Judge.- (1) The action was properly brought in the circuit court of St. Louis county, in the name of the State and a,t the relation of the Attorney-General.
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Appeal from St. Louis County Circuit Court. — No». Jolm W. McElhinney, Judge.- (1) The action was properly brought in the circuit court of St. Louis county, in the name of the State and a,t the relation of the Attorney-General. State ex rel. v. Zachritz, 166 Mo. 307; State ex rel. v. Stobie, 194 Mo. 48; 1 Beach on Injunctions, secs. 351-5’. (2) A court of equity has jurisdiction to restrain and enjoin existing or threatened public nuisances. 2 Story’s Equity Jurisprudence, secs. 921, 923, 924 ; 4 Pomeroy, Equity, sec. 1349; 21 Am. and Eng. Ency. Law, 703; Joyce on Law of Nuisances, sec. 409;…
1Opinion of the CourtWoodson, J.
— This is an equitable proceeding instituted by the State ex rel. the Attorney-General in the circuit court of St. Louis county, for the purpose of enjoining respondents from giving a public bull-fight performance in an arena prepared for that purpose, upon the premises of the Beredith Realty Company, in said county, near the World’s Fair Exposition, which was at the time in progress. A trial was had, and the finding was for respondents, and a decree was rendered dissolving the temporary injunction theretofore entered and dismissing the bill. In proper form and in due *443time the…
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