City of Dayton v. Stearns

A. BACKGROUND

Rice, J.

This cause came on to be heard upon the defendant’s supplemental motion for a new trial. The defendant was found guilty, by the court, of a violation of the city of Dayton ordinance relating to the second-hand automobile dealers licensing law (Section 655). A motion for new trial, submitted without case law or statutory authorities, was timely filed by the defendant and was overruled by the court. The defendant then filed this supplemental motion for a new trial, together with a memorandum, setting forth, for the first time, the authorities relied upon.

The question of the…