Legal Opinion

Dennehy v. City of Chicago

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided May 12, 1887PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Criminal Court of Cook county; the Hon. Bollin S. Williamson, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scholfield

This appeal brings before us for review a judgment of the Criminal Court of Cook county, convicting appellant of selling spirituous and vinous liquors within the city of Chicago, in quantities of one gallon or more at a time, without having obtained a license from the city authorizing such sales. There is no question of fact presented, it being conceded that appellant made the alleged sales without the requisite license, and the-only question of law to be passed upon is the validity of the following ordinances, namely:

“An ordinance concerning the licensing of wholesale liquor ■dealers:
“Sec.…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. State v. CassidySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1875
  2. O'Leary v. County of CookIllinois Supreme Court · 1862
  3. People v. ThurberIllinois Supreme Court · 1852
  4. Kettering v. City of JacksonvilleIllinois Supreme Court · 1869
  5. Ash v. PeopleMichigan Supreme Court · 1863

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. City of Chicago v. NetcherIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
  2. City of Carrollton v. BazzetteIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
  3. Schmidt v. City of IndianapolisIndiana Supreme Court · 1907
  4. Schwartz v. Town of GallupNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1917
  5. City of Cairo v. FeuchterIllinois Supreme Court · 1895

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