People Ex Rel. Kunstman v. Nagano

Mr. Chiee Justice Fulton

delivered the opinion of the court:

Novel but important questions have been raised herein by a challenge of the constitutionality of certain clauses of the Aliens Act of Illinois providing for the forfeiture of an alien’s real estate, under certain circumstances and by certain procedure, held by him for more than six years. It is a case of first impression notwithstanding the law has been on our statute books since 1897. The complaint, in the nature of an information, was dismissed by the superior court of Cook county upon motion of the principal defendant, (the alien,)…