Malkan v. City of Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. F. A. Smith, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. F. A. Smith, Judge, presiding. This is an action of assumpsit, begun on October 30, 1900, in the circuit court of Cook county by the appellant against the appellee to recover the sum of $219.95, alleged to have been unlawfully exacted by appellee from appellant as a license fee for a certain basement saloon at 178 Quincy street in the city of Chicago from May 1, 1897, to October 8, 1897, by threatening to close up appellant’s business at once, unless he paid…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
The city contends in this case, that the appellant was running two saloons at No. 178 Quincy street in Chicago, the latter being a two-story and basement brick building, under one license; that one of these saloons was in the basement, and the other on the first floor of the building; and that he had no right so to run the two saloons under one license, but should have taken out a separate license for each saloon, that is to say, a license for the saloon in-the basement, and another license for the saloon on the first floor of the building above the basement. On the other hand, the contention…
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