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NATIONAL FOUNDATION v. CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS

No. CA 4-800.

307 F.Supp. 177 (1967)

The NATIONAL FOUNDATION, a Corporation v. CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, a Municipal Corporation.

United States District Court N. D. Texas, Fort Worth Division.

November 30, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen V. Ryan, Jr., New York City, Brown, Herman, Scott, Young & Dean, by Wm. M. Brown, Fort Worth, Tex., for plaintiff.

S. G. Johndroe, Jr., Jerome H. Parker, Jr., Fort Worth, Tex., for defendant.

OPINION

BREWSTER, District Judge.

The plaintiff brings this action seeking judgment declaring unconstitutional Chapter 32 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, which regulates the solicitations of charitable contributions on the streets and in public places in such city.

The defendant's challenge of jurisdiction raises a serious question. The complaint says only that the Court has jurisdiction under Title 49 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (the plaintiff...

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