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CUSACK CO. v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 126.

242 U.S. 526 (1917)

37 S.Ct. 190

61 L.Ed. 472

THOMAS CUSACK COMPANY v. CITY OF CHICAGO ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 15, 1917.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John S. Hummer, with whom Mr. James E. McGrath was on the brief, for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Loring R. Hoover and Mr. Chester E. Cleveland, with whom Mr. Samuel A. Ettelson was on the brief, for defendants in error.

MR. JUSTICE CLARKE delivered the opinion of the court.

In this proceeding the plaintiff in error, a corporation engaged in "outdoor advertising," claims that § 707 of article 23 of an ordinance of the City of Chicago, governing the erection and maintenance of billboards in that city, is unconstitutional.

This section is as follows:

"707. Frontage consents required. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect or construct...

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