Legal Opinion

City of Harlan v. Kraschel

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided April 8, 1914PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Appeal from Shelby District Court. — Hon. A. B. Thornell, Judge. This action was begun in tbe mayor’s court by information against tbe defendant for violation of a city ordinance regulating tbe use of motor vehicles upon the streets. Prom a judgment of conviction, the defendant appealed to the district court. The district court dismissed the information, and the plaintiff city has appealed.

1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.

The offense charged against the defendant in the information was the violation of section 6 of a certain ordinance of the city regulating the use of motor vehicles. Such section was as follows:

Section 6: Every motor vehicle operated or /driven upon the streets'or public highways of the city, shall be provided with adequate brakes, in good working order, and sufficient to control such motor vehicle at all times when the same is in use, and a suitable and adequate bell, horn or other device for signaling, and shall during the period from one-half hour after sunset to one-half before sunrise,…

2Cited by16 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HenryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
  2. State v. WebbSupreme Court of Iowa · 1926
  3. Koplovitz v. JensenIndiana Supreme Court · 1926
  4. Hanser v. YoungsMichigan Supreme Court · 1920
  5. Horst Ex Rel. Horst v. HoltzenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1958

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