Pendergast v. City of Peru
Illinois Supreme Court
This was an action originally brought before the police magistrate of the city of Peru, by plaintiff below, against defendant below, to recover a debt for the violation of an ordinance of said city, and removed, on appeal, to the Circuit Court. The cause was tried at the November term, A. D. 1857, of said La Salle County Circuit Court, M. E. Hollister, Judge, presiding, both parties having waived a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
The first question presented by this record for our consideration, is, whether the court erred in admitting the copy of the city by-laws. The copy was certified by the city clerk, and verified by its corporate seal, which is literally a compliance with the charter. Private laws, 1851, p. 120, sec. 44. The evidence even went further, and showed that they had been published as required by the charter. And there is not the slightest ground for this objection.
It was next urged that the evidence did not sustain the finding of the court. This we think is untenable. When the officer served defendant…
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