Village of Maywood v. Houston

In a justice of the peace court in Cook County, the defendant, Harlan Houston, was found not to have violated an ordinance of the Village of Maywood regarding the maintenance of trailer camps. The village appealed to the criminal court of Cook County, but on motion of the defendant, its appeal was dismissed. A construction of the Illinois constitution being involved, the appeal comes directly to this court.

The issues raised on the motion to dismiss, and on this appeal, are as follows: (1) Does the village of Maywood have a right to appeal the justice court decision? Incidental to this…