Meyer v. City of Decatur
Appellate Court of Illinois
Mandamus proceeding. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Macon County; the Hon. James S. Baume, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the November term,-1905.
1Opinion of the Court
Wb. Justice Baume
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is a proceeding by Frank H. Meyer, appellant, against the city of Decatur, appellee, to compel the city council of said city to forthwith approve an application by appellant to said city for the issuance to him of a license to keep a dram-shop and to require appellee to issue to him such license. To appellant’s petition for a peremptory writ of mandamus appellee interposed its demurrer, which was sustained hv the court, and appellant electing to abide his petition, judgment was entered against him in bar of the action.
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