CLARKE v. DECKEBACH

No. 272.

274 U.S. 392 (1927)

OHIO EX REL. CLARKE v. DECKEBACH, AUDITOR.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 16, 1927.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. George S. Hawke for plaintiff in error.

Mr. John D. Ellis, City Solicitor of Cincinnati, for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE STONE delivered the opinion of the Court.

An ordinance, No. 76-1918, of the City of Cincinnati, requires the licensing of pool and billiard rooms, and prohibits the issue of licenses to aliens. Plaintiff in error petitioned the Supreme Court of Ohio for a writ of mandamus commanding defendant in error, the auditor of Cincinnati, to grant him a license to conduct a billiard and pool room in that city. The petition alleged that plaintiff was a subject of...

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