City of Greenville v. Nowlan

Mr. Presiding Justice Edwards

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a motion to dismiss an appeal from the county court of Bond county, seeking to reverse a judgment in favor of appellee, rendered in a prosecution brought by appellant, City of Greenville, to enforce the provisions of an ordinance prohibiting unmuzzled dogs from running at large under certain circumstances.

The grounds urged for dismissal are that the validity of the ordinance is involved, under section 2 of article 2 of the constitution, hence the Appellate Court has no jurisdiction of the appeal; also, that the Supreme…