Legal Opinion

City of Litchfield v. Hart

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided October 15, 1940No. Gen. No. 9,239PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hates

This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of Montgomery county, in favor of the city of Litchfield, plaintiff appellee, and against Bert Hart, defendant appellant, where a fine of ten ($10.00) dollars was assessed for the violation of a city ordinance, which ordinance required a city license for using a vehicle within the city.

The suit was started before a police magistrate. A jury was waived and the facts were stipulated, which stipulation recited that: “The City of Litchfield was organized under the Act of 1872, that on December 4, 1919, Ordinance Number 1189 was passed by the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
  2. People v. United Medical Service, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1936
  3. City of Chicago v. AdelmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1927

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Brant v. BeermannNebraska Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Wyatt v. ClarkSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1956
  3. Mahuron v. City of SalemIndiana Court of Appeals · 1950
  4. Nordine v. Illinois Power Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1964
  5. Flower Cab Co. v. PetitteDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1987

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