Legal Opinion
City of Stuart v. Cunningham
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided May 17, 1893PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal from Guthrie District Court. — Hon. J. H. Applegate, Judge. The defendant was accused and convicted of the offense of peddling without a license. From the judgment requiring him to pay a fine of twenty dollars and costs, he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, C. J.
The conviction of the defendant was had under an ordinance of the plaintiff which contains provisions as follows:
“Be it ordained by the council of the city of Stuart:
“Section 1. That any person who shall sell, or offer for sale, any goods, wares, merchandise, or other articles of value, for sale, barter, or exchange, at any place in, upon, along, or through the streets, alleys, or other public places, or in wagons or other vehicles, or at private or public houses, shall be deemed a peddler.
“Section 2. It shall not be lawful for any peddler to exercise his calling within this town or city…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- City of Davenport v. RiceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1888
- Town of Pacific Junction v. DyerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1884
- Town of Spencer v. WhitingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1886
3Cited by5 opinions
- State v. BristowSupreme Court of Iowa · 1906
- State ex rel. Bump v. Omaha & Council Bluffs Railway & Bridge Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1901
- City of Wausau v. HeidemanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1903
- State v. WellsSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1898
- State v. NelsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905