City of Waverly v. Goss
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action to recover penalty for violation of ordinance. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Morgan county; the Hon. Owen P. Thompson, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Puterbaugh
This is an action against appellee to recover the penalty prescribed for an alleged violation of an ordinance of the appellant city prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors, a trial by jury resulting in a verdict finding the defendant not guilty. From the judgment of acquittal rendered on such verdict this appeal is prosecuted by the plaintiff.
It is first urged as ground for reversal, that the verdict is contrary to the evidence. We have carefully examined the evidence as it appears in the abstract, and are unable to say that the verdict is so clearly contrary thereto as to warrant this…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Naylor v. City of GalesburgIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
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- Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw Railway Co. v. FosterIllinois Supreme Court · 1867
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