Bitts, Inc. v. City of Seattle

This is an action for a declaratory judgment under RCW 7.24.020 seeking to have chapter 10.98 of the Seattle city code declared unconstitutional. Plaintiffs-appellants also attack certain other sections of the city code as the same affect the matters herein discussed.

Appellants are the operators of businesses in Seattle which are known as “panoram” or “peep” shows. The businesses of all of the appellants are substantially the same; a customer goes into a booth, inserts money into a machine, and, by looking through a small opening, can see a motion picture on a screen. Although it seems to be…