City of St. Louis v. Fitch

Harry L. Fitch prosecutes this appeal from a judgment imposing a fine of $10 for carrying a concealed weapon in the violation of an ordinance of the City of St. Louis. The case originated in the police court.

The record fails to disclose appellate jurisdiction here and the cause will have to be transferred to the court of appeals. A prosecution for the violation of a city ordinance is in its nature a civil action. City of Clayton v. Nemours (Mo. App.), 164 S.W.2d 935, citing cases. See also Lovins v. City of St. Louis, 336 Mo. 1194,84 S.W.2d 127. Appellant asserts the case is here because a…