City of Kewanee v. Celander

This appeal is from a judgment in favor of Peter J. Celander and Felix A. Kirby in a suit brought by the city of Kewanee against the defendants to recover a penalty for erecting and maintaining a garage without a permit, in violation of an ordinance. A trial was had, and at the conclusion of the evidence the court instructed the jury to find defendants not guilty, and upon a verdict so returned rendered judgment. The trial judge made the certificate required by the statute, and the city appealed directly to this court.

The city council of Kewanee in 1919 adopted an ordinance of two sections,…