Boomer v. Olsen

Plaintiffs commenced this suit to enjoin the defendant Olsen, secretary of labor of the state of Nebraska, from enforcing the provisions of section 48-508, Comp. St. 1929, in so far as it attempts to fix the maximum fee to be charged by private employment agencies. The trial court held that the prescribed maximum fee was arbitrary, unreasonable and confiscatory,' and therefore unconstitutional. A permanent injunction restraining defendant from enforcing the provisions of the statute relating to the fixing of a maximum charge for the services rendered by plaintiffs was entered and defendant…