Korber v. City of Portland

This is a suit to test the validity of ordinance 57412 of the city of Portland, which prohibits auction sales of jewelry. We adopt the opinion of the learned trial court, eliminating therefrom certain parts not material to questions presented on this appeal:

“Plaintiff, doing business under the name of Alder Jewelry Company at 263 Morrison street, Portland, Oregon, seeks a restraining order against the municipal authorities to prevent interference by the municipal authorities with his right to conduct a closing out auction of his stock of jewelry.

“Plaintiff alleges that for the past seventeen…