City of Cincinnati v. Criterion Advertising Co.

The defendant in error, the Criterion Advertising Company, a New York corporation, brought suit against the city of Cincinnati, the city manager, and the chief of police of Cincinnati, plaintiffs in error here, to enjoin the city from demanding a license fee for a permit for the erection of advertising signs, and to enjoin the officers of the city from removing, destroying, or otherwise interfering with the signs and business of the advertising company.

Upon the hearing of the case by the trial court, the court granted the injunction prayed for. From that judgment, the defendants prosecute…