TIPCO CORP., INC. v. CITY OF BILLINGS

No. 81-330.

642 P.2d 1074 (1982)

TIPCO CORPORATION, INC., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. The CITY OF BILLINGS, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided March 29, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephens & Cole, Billings, Larry Cole argued, Billings, for plaintiff and appellant.

Peterson Law Offices, Billings, V. Joe Leckie argued, Billings, for defendant and respondent.


HASWELL, Chief Justice.

The City of Billings enacted an ordinance declaring uninvited door-to-door solicitations a nuisance punishable as a misdemeanor and exempting local merchants with regularly established places of business from its operation. The District Court held the ordinance valid. We reverse.

Plaintiff Tipco Corporation is a foreign corporation with no business office in Montana. Twelve sales agents of Tipco, licensed and bonded under Montana statutes...

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