Thelsen v. McDavid
Supreme Court of Florida
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Escambia county. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, J.:
Section 1, Article 1, of Chapter 13 of the Code of Ordinances of the municipality of Pensacola, adopted in May, 1889, provides as follows: “It shall be unlawful on Sunday for any merchant or shopkeeper or -other person to keep open store, or dispose of any wares, merchandise, goods or chatties, or sell or barter the same; provided, that in cases of emergency or necessity, they may dispose of the comforts and necessaries of life to customers, without keeping open doors. The foregoing section shall not be held to prohibit selling or keeping open store for the purpose of selling…
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