J.S.K. Enterprises, Inc. v. City of Lacey

The plaintiff commenced this action against the City of Lacey to declare invalid an ordinance which amends & prior ordinance regulating the operation of massage parlors, to restrain the city from enforcing the ordinance, and to seek damages for interfering with the operation of plaintiff’s business. At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s case the defendant city moved to dismiss the amended complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. This motion was primarily grounded upon the validity of ordinance No. 139 as a reasonable exercise of the police power of the city.…