Legal Opinion
Cohen v. Bredehoeft
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided March 22, 1968No. Civ. A. 67-H-975PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INGRAHAM, District Judge.
Memorandum:
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The plaintiffs, A. M. Cohen and wife, Verbie Lee Cohen, seek by this action to have the defendants permanently enjoined from enforcing Houston Ordinance No. 8941. The plaintiffs contend that the ordinance is unconstitutional in that it discriminates against interstate commerce in violation of Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 3 and because it violates due process of law as guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. Jurisdiction is based on 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1343(3). See also City of Houston v. Jas. K. Dobbs Co., 232 F.2d 428 (5 CA 1956).
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2Cases cited24 opinions
- Parker v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Goldblatt v. Town of HempsteadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Huron Portland Cement Co. v. City of DetroitSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Breard v. AlexandriaSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc. v. Du MondSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by10 opinions
- City of Gary Ex Rel. King v. Smith & Wesson Corp.Indiana Supreme Court · 2003
- Potomac Sand & Gravel Co. v. GovernorCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1972
- Tobacco Road v. City of NoviDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1980
- South Dakota Department of Public Safety ex rel. Melgaard v. HaddenhamSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1983
- A. M. Cohen and Wife, Verbie Lee Cohen v. R. C. Bredehoeft, Fire Marshal of City of HoustonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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