Lippman v. City of South Bend

Black, C.

This cause was brought by the appellee against the appellant, before the mayor of said city, to recover a penalty for a violation of an ordinance of said city.

The verified complaint, omitting its title and the annexed affidavit, was as follows:

“ The city of South Bend, Indiana, complains of Leibman Lippman, and says that the defendant, on the 21st day of July, 1881, at the city and county aforesaid, and for a long time prior thereto, to wit, from April 1st, 1881, to said 21st day of July, 1881, violated section No. 5 of ordinance No. 457 of said eity, passed by the common council…