STATE Ex Rel WAYNE COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY v. BERNSTEIN

Defendant Irving Bernstein is the operator, and, with his wife, the owner of the Vernor Bar, located in the City of Detroit. A complaint was filed under what is commonly called the "padlock statute”, MCLA 600.3801 et seq.; MSA 27A.3801 et seq., alleging that the bar was being "used as a meeting place for prostitutes who solicit in and upon said premises”. The complaint sought to have the Vernor Bar declared a public nuisance and to have the nuisance abated through issuance of a permanent injunction and an order closing the bar for one year.

Testimony of 10 Detroit police officers established…