Legal Opinion

Schofield v. Village of Tampico

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 15, 1901PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Suits for the Violation of an Ordinance. — Appeal from the Circuit Court of Whiteside County; the Hon. Frank D. Ramsay, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1901.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Beown

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction upon a liquor ordinance of the village of • Tampico.

The appellant was convicted first upon a trial before a justice of the peace, and upon appeal to the Circuit Court of Whiteside County a trial in that court resulted in a second conviction.

The case comes to this court by appeal from the Circuit Court.

There is no controversy upon the facts. Appellant sold intoxicating liquor within the corporate limits of the village of Tampico, in violation of the ordinance.

The only questions are, was the ordinance under which the conviction was had enacted…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Village of Gilberts v. RabeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1893

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Ward v. City of Du QuoinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1912

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