Vernakes v. City of South Haven
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Van Burén; Des Voignes, J. Thomas Vernakes was convicted in justice’s court of Selling pop corn in the city of South Haven without a hawker’s license and removed the proceedings to the circuit court by writ of certiorari; conviction affirmed, and respondent brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
Thomas Vernakes was granted two licenses to do business in the city of South Haven; one for maintaining a stand, and one for a pop corn wagon. For these licenses he paid the city $30. By their terms they expired in June, 1913. On the evening of July 19,. 1912, a special meeting of the council, attended by all of the aldermen, was held and the licenses revoked.
The resolution adopted contained the following as the reason for revoking the licenses:
“Said Thomas Vernakes conducts his business in a noisy and disorderly manner, and persists in continuously and loudly calling’his wares to attract the…
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