City of Clayton v. Nemours

This case originated in the Police Court of the City of Clayton, Missouri, upon the filing of a complaint charging defendant, Paul R. Nemours, with the violation of Ordinance No. 647 of said city, in that on July 26, 1941, he had unlawfully parked his automobile in a no-parking zone on Glen Ridge Avenue, near its intersection with Clayton Road, in an area and at a point where parking was prohibited by the ordinance.

Convicted in police court, defendant appealed to the Circuit Court of St. Louis County, wherein, at the conclusion of all the evidence, the court, at defendant's request,…