McCarthy v. City of Cincinnati

Proceedings in error were brought into this court in the above entitled case. Plaintiff in error, defendant below was found guilty of violating an ordinance in that said defendant “did unlawfully park said vehicle for more than sixty consecutive minutes in the congested district.”

The only evidence offered by the city in support of its case was a copy of the record in the county auditor’s office, showing that automobile license No. 286358 (which corresponded to the license number attached to this automobile) appeared to belong to John C. McCarthy. There is absolutely no evidence presented in…