People v. Schenck

This is a prosecution commenced in the municipal court of Chicago on complaint of William R. Dailey against Charles Schenck, charging him with violating an act in relation to the use of basements or rooms lying wholly or partly beneath the surface of the. ground, passed by the legislature June 5, 1911, and in force July 1, 1911. (Laws of 1911, p. 314.) Schenck made a motion to quash the complaint on the ground that the act upon ■ which it was based was unconstitutional, and pointed out a number of specific, constitutional objections. The motion was overruled and a trial was had, resulting in…