Bazell v. City of Cincinnati

In each case, the record disclosed that the proposed stadium is designed to accommodate large crowds (approximately 50,000) at athletic and other exhibitions, including major league baseball and major league football games.

In the injunction case, it is contended that the city may not erect and maintain the stadium with public funds because the stadium is “designed to peculiarly benefit a few individuals rather than the public in general.”

In support of that contention, the plaintiff states that those who will use the stadium are to pay less for that use than will be required to erect and…