Legal Opinion

People v. Davis

Illinois Circuit Court

Decided January 23, 1906Published

Indictment for manslaughter. Motion of defendant to quash.. Heard before Judge Marcus A. Kavanagh.

1Opinion of the Court

Kavanagh, J.:

The d " " ut moves to quash severally the six counts of an indictmei t ainst him in each of which is charged the statutory crimes of manslaughter. The first four of these counts are bottomed upon a fire ordinance of the city of Chicago, which prescribes certain fire limits and regulates the kinds of buildings to be therein erected and the manner of their use. For convenience of reference the buildings within the fire limits are divided into classes, as follows:

Class I. In this class shall be included all buildings devoted to the sale, storage or manufacture of merchandise, and…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railway Co. v. KelloggSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  2. United States v. EatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  3. Stone v. Boston & Albany RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898
  4. Willy v. . MulledyNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
  5. McRickard v. . FlintNew York Court of Appeals · 1889

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