The People Ex Rel. Carpentier v. Goers

The Secretary of State of Illinois brought this action in the circuit court of Effingham County to enjoin Werner Goers from engaging in the business of selling or dealing in motor vehicles without a license, in violation of the applicable statute. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1959, chap. 95½, pars. 5 — 101, 5 — 102.) A decree granting the injunction was entered on the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, and the defendant appeals directly to this court. We have jurisdiction because the validity of a statute is involved. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1959, chap, 110, par. 75.

In 1957, Werner Goers was a licensed…