Legal Opinion
Village of River Forest v. Vignola
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 27, 1961No. Gen. No. 48,128PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE KILEY
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an appeal by the Village from a judgment of the criminal court reversing a conviction for violation of the Sunday Closing ordinance of the Village.
The Vignola Furniture Company owns and operates a furniture store in the Village of River Forest and the individual defendant is the Company president. They advertised in a newspaper that the store would be open to the general public on Sunday, July 5, 1959, between the hours of 2:00 and 4:30 P. M. Three of the Company employees were on hand that day, and seventy persons of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- City of Metropolis v. GibbonsIllinois Supreme Court · 1929
- Humphrey Chevrolet, Inc. v. City of EvanstonIllinois Supreme Court · 1955
- Pacesetter Homes, Inc. v. Village of South HollandIllinois Supreme Court · 1959
- Kowalczyk v. Swift & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1925
- People v. Gimbel Bros.New York Court of Special Session · 1952
3Cited by2 opinions
- Opty's Amoco, Inc. v. Village of South HollandAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991
- Village of River Forest v. VignolaIllinois Supreme Court · 1961