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Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 U.S. 356

Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 U.S. 356

118 U.S. 356 | 1886-05-10

U.S. Supreme Court

Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 U.S. 356 (1886)

Yick Wo v. Hopkins

Submitted April 14, 1886
Decided May 10, 1886

118 U.S. 356

Syllabus

In a suit brought to this court from a State court which involves the constitutionality of ordinances made by a municipal corporation in the State, this court will, when necessary, put its own independent construction upon the ordinances.

A municipal ordinance to regulate the carrying on of public laundries within the limits of the municipality violates the provisions of the Constitution of the United States if it confers upon the municipal authorities arbitrary power, at their own will, and without...