Legal Opinion
City of Chicago v. the Willett Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided May 18, 1950No. 31312PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Fulton
This cause is heard here on direct appeal from a judgment of the municipal court of Chicago, finding the Willett Company, hereinafter referred to as defendant, not guilty in an action brought by the city of Chicago, which charged said defendant with engaging in the business of a carter within the city of Chicago without first having obtained or paid for a license therefor, in violation of chapter 163, Municipal Code of Chicago.
The cause was heard by the court without a jury. The parties filed a stipulation which, with certain testimony of the executive vice-president of the defendant company,…
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