City of Chicago v. Wonder Heating & Ventilating Systems, Inc.

The city of Chicago, appellee, brought suit in the municipal court of Chicago against the Wonder Heating and Ventilating Systems, appellant, to collect a penalty for the violation of section 5 (K-1) of a city ordinance governing the installation of gravity warm air heating plants. Appellee's statement of claim alleged that appellant on October 24, 1929, installed seven warm air furnaces, at addresses therein specified, without permits and in violation of said section. Appellant filed a written motion to strike the statement of claim from the files and dismiss the suit on the ground that the…