City of Kewanee v. Riverside Industrial Materials Co.

This is a civil action brought by the City of Kewanee, Illinois, to recover a penalty for an alleged violation of a city ordinance by the defendant, Riverside Industrial Materials Company of Illinois, an Illinois Corporation.

The case was tried before a jury in the Circuit Court of Henry County, but upon the jury being unable to reach a verdict, the parties stipulated that the trial judge who presided at the hearing might decide the case upon the same evidence heard by the jury. The trial judge thereupon found the issues for and entered judgment for the defendant corporation. From that…