Town of Nokomis v. Harkey
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Montgomery County; the Hon L. A. Creighton, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtConger, J.
This was a prosecution against appellee for keeping a nuisance, brought under the ordinances of the town before the police magistrate, and upon an appeal to the Circuit Court the prosecution was dismissed and judgment for costs was rendered against the town.
The propriety of such judgment for costs is the only question we are called upon to decide.
These prosecutions are of a quasi criminal nature. They are not 9]ways brought, by the authority of the town, but may be set in motion by any one filing a complaint, and, like the criminal laws of the State, are for the purpose of preserving the…
2Cited by6 opinions
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