Halzel v. City of Chicago

This is an appeal from an order granting a writ of mandamus directing that cigarette licenses be granted to plaintiff.

The defendants contend (1) that plaintiff failed to show a clear right to the writ because there was an undisclosed co-owner of plaintiff’s business, Ramon Sais, who was ineligible to hold a license because of his conviction of a criminal offense; (2) plaintiff had operated without licenses for at least a month; and (3) plaintiff fraudulently presented license applications containing unauthorized signatures of owners of premises where the cigarette machines were to be placed.

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