Legal Opinion
City of Chicago v. Thomas
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 7, 1968No. Gen. 51,599PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sullivan
This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court, County Division, granting the petitioner’s petition pursuant to the Insolvent Debtors Act (Ill Rev Stats, chapter 72) which secured his release from the custody of the Superintendent of the House of Correction. The petitioner had been taken into custody pursuant to an order from the Housing Court Division of the Circuit Court for nonpayment of a $2,000 fine for violations of the Building Code of the City of Chicago, relating to the care, maintenance, and repair of a building containing housing units.
On May 9, 1966, the Housing Court…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Village of Maywood v. HoustonIllinois Supreme Court · 1956
- Village of Park Forest v. BraggIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
- Kennedy v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
- Franklin County v. BlakeIllinois Supreme Court · 1910
3Cited by4 opinions
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- City of Danville v. ClarkIllinois Supreme Court · 1976
- People Ex Rel. Daley v. Datacom Sytems Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1988
- City of Chicago v. FranklinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1970