Legal Opinion

People v. Artesian Stone & Lime Works Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided July 9, 1909No. Gen. Nos. 14,439, 14,723Published

14,439: Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. John C. Scovel, Judge, presiding. 14,723: Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. McKenzie Cleland, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mack

On information filed in the Municipal Court of Chicago, the appellant was convicted, in each case, of a violation of section 221, subsec. 5 of the Criminal Code of Illinois which declares it to be a public nuisance “to obstruct or encroach upon streets,” and was fined $100 and $25 respectively.

The basis of the charge in case No. 14439 is the maintenance of a fence in the space alleged to be a part of Campbell avenue, between the solid line just west of the dotted line marking the east boundary of Block 7, and said dotted line, and in case No. 14723 the maintenance of a fence and buildings in…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. O'Connell v. Chicago Terminal Transfer RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
  2. Healy v. DeeringIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
  3. Britton v. ChamberlainIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
  4. McMillan v. LovejoyIllinois Supreme Court · 1886
  5. People v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1909

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