Moore v. Village of Gilbert

Stone, Justice.

Defendant appeals from the order denying its alternative motion for amended findings or a new trial after decision for plaintiff.

Defendant .has an ordinance making unlawful the moving of buildings within its corporate limits without a Avritten permit from the village council. There is a flat charge of $50 for each permit. Violation is punishable by fine or imprisonment. In June, 1936, plaintiff, desiring to move a number of houses from Avithin defendant’s limits to places outside, was required to secure permits, for which he paid $550. As a. practical matter, the ordinance,…