Metropolis Theatre Co. v. City of Chicago

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1913-04-07

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Mr. Justice McKenna delivéred the opinion of the court, after making the above statement. The attack of complainants (we so call plaintiffs in error) is upon the classification of the ordinance. It is contended that, the purpose of the ordinance is to raise revenue and that its classification has no relation to such purpose and theréfbre is arbitrarily discriminatory, and thereby offends the Fourteenth Amendmen…

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