Douthart v. Congdon
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Charles G. Neely, Judge, presiding. During the years 1883,1884,1885,1886 and 1887 the appellee and one E. A, Hamill, as co-partners, were engaged in business as brokers and commission merchants on the board of trade in the city of Chicago.
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Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Charles G. Neely, Judge, presiding. During the years 1883,1884,1885,1886 and 1887 the appellee and one E. A, Hamill, as co-partners, were engaged in business as brokers and commission merchants on the board of trade in the city of Chicago. Daniel Butters, deceased, appellant’s testator, engaged the said firm of brokers to execute orders for the purchase and sale of grain on the board of trade. The parties had an accounting of the transactions between…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Boggs
In Braun v. City of Chicago, 110 Ill. 186, and Banta v. City of Chicago, 172 id. 204, we held the city of Chicago had lawful power to adopt the ordinance in question and that such ordinance was constitutional and effective. The ordinance declared it to be unlawful for the said firm of Hamill & Congdon to engage in the transaction of the business of commission merchants and brokers on the board of trade without having a license authorizing them so to do. The ordinance also specified and declared a penalty should be inflicted for the violation of its provisions.
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