Olympic Athletic Club v. Speer

The action was for an injunction to restrain the police department of the city of Denver from inter*159fering with the plaintiff in giving what it calls “exhibitions of athletics and sparring exhibitions.” The privilege is claimed under an act of the general assembly entitled “An act in relation to prize fighting and sparring exhibitions.” Session Laws 1899, p. 309.

The statute is unique in subject matter as well as arrangement. It consists of one section. The first portion provides that “A person who * * * instigates, aids or encourages * * * a fight commonly called a ring or prize fight, * * *…