City of St. Augustine v. Authentic Old Jail, Inc.

The City of St. Augustine enacted an ordinance on May 23, 1977, regulating the use of trailer-trains on the streets of the City of St. Augustine. The ordinance prohibited operation of such trailer-trains without first obtaining a franchise from the city to do so. Said ordinance had an effective date of January 1, 1978. After the effective date of the ordinance, Authentic Old Jail, Inc. operated such a trailer-train on the streets of the City of St. Augustine without a franchise. The city filed suit requesting an injunction against Authentic Old Jail, Inc. Old Jail filed a motion to dismiss,…