Asa G. Candler Inc. v. City of Atlanta

On June 30, 1933, an action was instituted against the City of Atlanta and the chief of police, attacking the validity of an ordinance on the ground that it was not authorized by the charter of the city, that it was unreasonable, and that it was violative of the equal-protection and due-process clauses of the State and Federal constitutions; and seeking to enjoin enforcement thereof as against the plaintiff and his tenants conducting business on described land, property of the plaintiff, in the City of Atlanta. On July 19, 1933, an amendment to the petition was allowed, in which it was…