People v. Love

Plaintiffs in error, Malcolm A. Love, Ernest E. Lewis and Charles F. Buman, were indicted in the circuit court of Winnebago county for selling and offering to sell securities known as class “D” under the Illinois Securities law without complying with that law. The cause was certified to the county court of that county for trial and comes here for review, a constitutional question being involved.

Plaintiffs in error Love and Lewis were president and secretary of the American Engineering and Development Company. The indictment consists of three counts. The first charges that plaintiffs in error,…