City of Chicago v. North End Building Corp.

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE FRIEND

delivered the opinion of the court:

The City of Chicago brought a quasi-criminal suit against four defendants, North End Building Corporation, its president, Bernard Distenfield, Amelia Ramos, and J. Antonio Alicea, for alleged violations of specified municipal ordinances. Trial by the court without a jury resulted in findings of not guilty as to Bernard Distenfield and Amelia Ramos; North End Building Corporation and J. Antonio Alicea were found guilty, and fines were assessed against them in the amounts of $3000 and $500, respectively, together with costs. Alicea…