City of Chicago v. Shreffler

This writ of error is prosecuted to reverse a judgment of the Municipal Court against plaintiff in error for $50, debt, for the violation hy him of section 1772 of the Revised Municipal Code of Chicago, which judgment was predicated upon the verdict of a jury.

The original complaint filed July 5, 1910, and verified hy John Tracy, a police officer, charged plaintiff in error with the entire catalogue of offenses enumerated in said section 1772, including the offense of resisting an officer in the discharge of his duty. When the case came on for trial on August 4, 1910, the complaint was amended…