City of Elmhurst v. Buettgen

The appellant, William J. Buettgen, was tried, convicted, and by way of punishment, subjected to a fine of $5, in the police court of the city of Elmhurst, upon a complaint filed therein charging the violation by him of an ordinance of that city, prohibiting all persons from propelling or driving any motor vehicle over any sidewalk. He appealed to the circuit court of Du Page county. In the latter court, relying on the alleged invalidity of the ordinance, he stipulated that he did drive a motor vehicle, known as a motor truck, over a sidewalk in the city of Elmhurst, as charged in the…