City of Chicago v. Reinschreiber
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action commenced before justice of the peace. Appeal from the Criminal Court of Cook County; the Hon. Richard S. Tuthill, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1904. Statement by, the Court. This action was commenced before a justice of the peace, where judgment was rendered fining appellee $10 and costs for doing business without a license in alleged violation of section 1783 of the ordinances of the city of Chicago.
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Action commenced before justice of the peace. Appeal from the Criminal Court of Cook County; the Hon. Richard S. Tuthill, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1904. Statement by, the Court. This action was commenced before a justice of the peace, where judgment was rendered fining appellee $10 and costs for doing business without a license in alleged violation of section 1783 of the ordinances of the city of Chicago. Upon appeal to the Criminal Court —a jury having been waived—appellee was found not guilty. The city brings the cause here upon appeal. The…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
Appellant contends that the ordinance in controversy is valid and reasonable, that it is applicable to appellee’s business, and that the proof showed the latter guilty of its violation.
It is conceded that appellee is engaged in buying and selling new and second-hand bottles in about. equal quantities, that he buys from any one who desires to sell old bottles to him, that by his agents and employes he gathers second-hand and old bottles in the streets and alleys of Chicago; that he buys and sells them without reference to their prior use, and buys both new and second-hand bottles sometimes in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Stanton v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- City of Duluth v. BloomSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
- Harmon v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
- Eastman v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
- Anderson v. SchubertIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
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- City of Chicago v. Iroquois Steel & Iron Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1936
- West Side Metal Refining Co. v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1908
- City of Chicago v. PetersonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1935