Kroger Grocery & Baking Co. v. City of St. Louis

This case presents the validity and constitutionality, State and Federal, of a chain store license fee ordinance of the city of St. Louis.

Upon the overruling of the city's demurrers to the original and intervening petitions of the merchants, the city refused to plead further and appealed from the judgment enjoining the enforcement of said ordinance.

Ordinance No. 39619 of the city of St. Louis, the ordinance in question, briefly stated, makes it unlawful for any person, etc., to operate branch or chain stores within the city of St. Louis without a license, defines "branch or chain" stores and…