Larson v. City of Rockford

The city of Rockford adopted an ordinance in May, 1939, exacting license fees of persons maintaining and operating automatic vending machines for the sale of candy, peanuts, soft drinks, pop-corn and gum. Axel H. Larson, a resident of Rockford, and the Northwest Canteen Company, an Illinois corporation, filed a complaint in the circuit court of Winnebago county for an injunction to restrain enforcement of the ordinance, claiming violation of certain provisions of the State and Federal constitutions. A temporary injunction was granted, but, after a hearing, it was dissolved and the complaint…