Hensoldt v. Town of Petersburg
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Menard county; the Hon. Charles Turner, Judge, presiding. This was a suit brought before the police magistrate of the town of Petersburg to recover for the breach of an ordinance of the town. The venue was changed to a justice of the peace, by whom the defendant was fined $10 and costs. The defendant appealed to the circuit court, where the jury found a verdict of $50 in favor of the plaintiff.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Menard county; the Hon. Charles Turner, Judge, presiding. This was a suit brought before the police magistrate of the town of Petersburg to recover for the breach of an ordinance of the town. The venue was changed to a justice of the peace, by whom the defendant was fined $10 and costs. The defendant appealed to the circuit court, where the jury found a verdict of $50 in favor of the plaintiff. The complaint was that defendant “did, on the 26th day of July, 1871, in the town aforesaid, in said county, violate the first section of an ordinance of said town,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
This action was originally commenced before a police magistrate of the town of Petersburg, under the first section of an ordinance to prohibit the sale of spirituous, malt and fermented liquors, in a less quantity than one gallon. A change of venue was awarded on the application of the appellant, and the case was tried before a justice of the peace and removed on appeal to the circuit court.
On the trial in the circuit court, the appellant admitted five distinct breaches of the ordinance under which the suit was instituted, and thereupon the jury found him guilty and fixed the fine at $10 for…
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