Kellerman v. Philadelphia

Opinion by Rhodes, J.,

This is a proceeding in equity. Appellees (plaintiffs below) are proprietors of barber shops in the City of Philadelphia. They obtained an injunction in the court below against the enforcement of those provisions of an ordinance regulating the general conduct of barber shops and the business of barbering which restricted the hours during which barber shops might remain open for business. The injunction was directed against appellants, the City of Philadelphia, its Mayor, its Director of Public Health, and their successors.

The ordinance in question was first adopted on…