City of Chicago v. Ross
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Henry C. BeiTlEr, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hand
Plaintiff in error commenced this action in the municipal court of the city of Chicago against defendant in error to recover a penalty for the violation of section 1988 of the municipal code of the city of Chicago, which reads as follows: “Any person or persons who shall obtain money or property from another by fraudulent devices and practices in the name of or by means of spirit mediumship, palmistry, card reading, astrology, seership, or like crafty science, or fortune-telling of any kind, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In re SwigertIllinois Supreme Court · 1886
- Seeger v. MuellerIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
- Shirk v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
3Cited by19 opinions
- Van Eaton v. Town of SidneySupreme Court of Iowa · 1930
- Citizens Utilities Co. v. Illinois Commerce CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1971
- Bullman v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1937
- People ex rel. Iddings v. DreherIllinois Supreme Court · 1922
- People ex rel. Huntley Dairy Co. v. Village of Oak ParkIllinois Supreme Court · 1915
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