People, Ex Rel. Moll v. Danziger

The bill in this case is filed under Act No. 389, Pub. Acts 1925, to abate a nuisance, alleging that the premises in question were being used for the purposes of lewdness, assignation and prostitution. Defendant Cass-Henry Building Company made a motion to dismiss on the ground that the act is unconstitutional for various reasons, among them the following:

“That the allegations of the bill accuse this defendant of the commission of a crime and a misdemeanor, and the bill seeks to subject and expose this defendant to a penalty and a forfeiture, and that defendant can not be compelled to make…