Metropolis Theater Co. v. City of Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Jesse A. Baldwin, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chieb Justice Vickers
delivered the opinion of the court:
The Metropolis Theater Company and numerous other theatrical companies .and individuals, as owners and operators of various theaters in the city of Chicago, filed their bill in the circuit court praying for an injunction against the enforcement of a city ordinance which classified theaters into five classes and fixed an annual license fee for each, based on the price of admission, exclusive of that charged for box seats, on the ground that said ordinance is unreasonable and void: A demurrer was interposed to the bill by the city,…
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