Gridley v. City of Bloomington
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of McLean county. Complaint, under oath, was made, charging that defendant permitted snow to remain upon’ the sidewalk abutting on premises occupiedx by him as a “ wood and stable lot,” contrary to an ordinance of the city which provides, that “ whoever, being the occupant of any occupied premises, or the owner of any vacant premises, shall suffer any snow to remain on any sidewalk or footway adjacent thereto longer than six hours from the time…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of McLean county. Complaint, under oath, was made, charging that defendant permitted snow to remain upon’ the sidewalk abutting on premises occupiedx by him as a “ wood and stable lot,” contrary to an ordinance of the city which provides, that “ whoever, being the occupant of any occupied premises, or the owner of any vacant premises, shall suffer any snow to remain on any sidewalk or footway adjacent thereto longer than six hours from the time it ceases falling, or if the cessation be in the night time, then longer than six hours after sunrise on the next…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
x The ordinance under which defendant was prosecuted, imposes a fine upon any one who shall permit snow to remain on the sidewalk abutting premises occupied or owned by him, longer than a period of six hours after it ceases to fall, or if the cessation is in the night time, then longer than six hours after sunrise on the next morning. The validity of that ordinance is the only question made on the argument. It was admitted the lot occupied by defendant was one of an addition to Bloomington that was laid out in 1836, and hence it follows, under the decisions of this court, the fee of the…
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