Ford Hopkins Co. v. City of Iowa City

The defendant appellee, city of Iowa City, is a municipal corporation, organized under the laws of Iowa, and the other defendants appellees are, respectively, the mayor, members of the council, and clerk of said city. Ford Hopkins Company, the plaintiff appellant, is a foreign corporation engaged in the retail drug business throughout the country. It operates a drug store at Iowa City.

While thus conducting its business at Iowa City, the appellant, on July 26, 1930, filed an application with the city council of Iowa City to obtain a permit to sell cigarettes and cigarette papers, under section…