Village of Kildeer v. LaRocco

Plaintiff, the Village of Kildeer, appeals from the trial court’s directed finding for defendant, Edward C. LaRocco, and the subsequent denial of its post-judgment motion. Defendant had been charged with violating plaintiff’s municipal ordinance prohibiting overweight vehicles on its roads when he allegedly drove a truck whose tandem axles (Nos. 2 and 3) exceeded the 24,000-pound limit by 10,460 pounds. (See Kildeer, Ill., Village Code §10—2—6 (19_) (hereinafter Village Code).) The trial court granted defendant’s motion for a directed finding in response to his argument that a truck must be…