Burroughs v. Mortenson

Lester G. Burroughs, by his next friend, brought an action on the case against Peter A. Mortenson and others in the superior court of Cook county. There was a jury trial, which resulted in a verdict of not guilty directed by the court, judgment was entered on the verdict, and the plaintiff has sued out a writ of error from this court on the ground that his constitutional right to attend school is involved, and the court also certified that the validity of a municipal ordinance was involved and that the public interest required that the writ should be prosecuted from the Supreme Coúrt.

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