Kansas City v. Sells-Floto Shows Co.

— The plaintiff city instituted a prosecution against defendant in the municipal court for a violation of a city ordinance in relation to the licensing of circuses. The summons which was issued and served on defendant described it as “The Sells-Floto Shows Company, a corporation/’ though the information did not say whether defendant was a corporation or not. The defendant entered its appearance in the municipal .court, signed a recognizance, appeared by counsel on that day, pleaded not guilty, was fined $500 and appealed to the Criminal Court of Jackson county where defendant took a change of…