Legal Opinion

People v. Johnson

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 18, 1919No. 12556PublishedCited by 23 opinions

Writ of Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. John Richardson, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thompson

The plaintiff in error, Harry Johnson, was convicted in the municipal court of Chicago of a violation of section 156 of the Motor Vehicle law (Hurd’s Stat. 1917, p. 2576,) and was sentenced to pay a fine of $200 and costs. He prosecutes this writ of error to reverse the judgment and sentence of the court.

The facts are not in dispute. The plaintiff in error was the general manager of the Commercial Car Unit Company, whose place of business is located in Chicago. The company was engaged in the business of attaching truck units to pleasure car units and making of them commercial trucks. On…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MixerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1910
  2. Hawthorn v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1883
  3. People v. StokesIllinois Supreme Court · 1917
  4. Burdick v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
  5. People v. FernowIllinois Supreme Court · 1919

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Zelney v. MurphyIllinois Supreme Court · 1944
  2. The People v. LawrenceIllinois Supreme Court · 1945
  3. Star Square Auto Supply Co. v. GerkSupreme Court of Missouri · 1930
  4. Watson Seafood & Poultry Co. v. George W. Thomas, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1975
  5. People v. BrownIllinois Supreme Court · 1983

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