Vincent v. City of Seattle

Citations

• 115 Wash. 475
• 197 P. 618
• 1921 Wash. LEXIS 756

Syllabus

<p>Injunction (30)—Municipal Cobpobations (325)—Licenses—Re-vocation. Injunction will lie to restrain the improper revocation of an amusement license by the city council, since such action would not constitute a legislative act, even if consummated by means of ordinance or resolution.</p> <p>Constitutional Law (114, 133)—Equal Peotection of the Laws —Due Peocess of Law — Licenses — Revocation — Pbohibition of Teade ob Business. Although the city of Seattle as a city of the first class has power, under Rem. Code, § 7507, subd. 33, to grant and revoke licenses, an ordinance providing that “The city council may, at any time, at its discretion, revoke any license issued under the provisions of this ordinance”, is void under the 14th amendment to the Federal constitution, and under art. 1, §§ 3 and 12, of the state constitution, on the ground of depriving a person of his property without due process of law, and as permitting arbitrary and discriminatory action.</p>