City of Chicago v. Chicago Great Western Railroad

The city of Chicago recovered a judgment of $25 in the municipal court against the Chicago Great Western Railroad Company, from which the company appealed dircctly to this court, the validity of a municipal ordinance being involved and the trial judge having certified that in his opinion the public interest required an appeal to this court.

The statement of the claim as amended was for a penalty for a violation of sections 535 and 2941 of an ordinance of the city by using and operating scales for the purpose of weighing without having obtained the certificate required by the ordinance.

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