Legal Opinion
City of Portland v. Stevens
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided November 6, 1946PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHay, J.
Lena Stevens was charged in municipal court with violation of an ordinance of the city of Portland. The municipal court, holding that the ordinance in question was unconstitutional, dismissed the case. The city appealed to the circuit court for Multnomah County. In that court, the case was tried upon a written stipulation of facts, and the defendant was found guilty and sentenced to pay a fine of $25. She has appealed to this court.
The following is the ordinance upon which the prosecution was based:
“It shall be unlawful unless expressly authorized by ordinance for any person on any street or…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Valentine v. ChrestensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Pacific States Box & Basket Co. v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Matter of Wulfsohn v. BurdenNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- Williams v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- State v. Port of AstoriaOregon Supreme Court · 1916
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Swift & Co. v. PetersonOregon Supreme Court · 1951
- City of Portland v. GoodwinOregon Supreme Court · 1949
- In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of FarrisOregon Supreme Court · 1961
- Lines v. City of MilwaukieCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1973
- Greenberg v. LEEOregon Supreme Court · 1952
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