LEHON v. CITY OF ATLANTA

No. 103.

242 U.S. 53 (1916)

LEHON v. CITY OF ATLANTA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 4, 1916.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John D. Little, Mr. Arthur G. Powell, Mr. Marion Smith and Mr. Max F. Goldstein for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Samuel D. Hewlett and Mr. James L. Mayson for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE McKENNA delivered the opinion of the court.

The question in the case is the validity of ordinances of the City of Atlanta, Georgia, which subject the business of a private detective or detective agency to police supervision and provide that no person shall carry on such business without being first recommended by the Board of Police Commissioners and taking the oath of a city detective and giving a bond in the...

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