Legal Opinion

City of Chicago v. Brendecke

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 24, 1912No. Gen. No. 15,753PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Action of debt. Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon-William N. Cottrell, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1912.

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Presiding Justice Baume

delivered the opinion of the court.

In an action of debt in the Municipal Court by defondant in error against plaintiff in error to recover a penalty for the violation of section 1470 of the Municipal Code of the City of Chicago, a trial by jury resulted in a verdict against plaintiff in error, wherein the penalty was assessed at $200, and judgment was entered on such verdict for the amount of such penalty and costs, and that plaintiff in error stand committed to the house of correction until said amount be either worked out by him at the rate of 50 cents per day for…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Love v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Williams v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
  3. Kettles v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
  4. Sokel v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
  5. City of Evanston v. MyersIllinois Supreme Court · 1898

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. RodriguezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1923
  2. Warren v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1926
  3. Jones v. Dental CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929

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