City of Abingdon v. Meadows

This was a prosecution brought against appellees before a justice of the peace for violating an ordinance of the city of Abingdon, and was appealed to the Circuit Court of Knox county. A trial was then had resulting in a verdict and judgment for the defendants. Appellant brings the ease here for review. The ordinance in question is as follows:

“Whoever shall purposely and rapidly or immoderately ride or drive any horse or mule or other domestic animal or any team in any street or alley in the frequented part of the city * * * shall be subject to a fine of not less than $3.”

The defendants were…