City of Chicago v. Weber
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Stephen A. Foster, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright
David B. Weber and Max Weber, the defendants in error, are owners of the Alhambra and Columbia theaters, in the city of Chicago. An ordinance was passed and approved requiring all persons conducting theaters to employ firemen to be detailed by the fire marshal of the city from the regular city fire department and to pay for the services rendered. Firemen were detailed and attended at said theaters in pursuance of the ordinance, and the city of Chicago, plaintiff in error, brought suit in the municipal court of Chicago against defendants in error for $50 a month for the services of the fireman…
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