City of Chicago v. Smith

Appellate Court of Illinois

City of Chicago v. Smith

194 Ill. App. 305

CourtAppellate Court of Illinois

DecidedJune 17, 1915

DocketGen. No. 20,136

StatusPublished

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City of Chicago v. Smith, 194 Ill. App. 305 (Ill. Ct. App. 1915).

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Mr. Presiding Justice Fitch

delivered the opinion of the court.

3. Municipal corporations, § 864*—when failure to prove ordinance justifies finding for defendant. Where an ordinance is not set out but is only referred to by section number in the plaintiff’s statement of claim in the Municipal Court, in an action to recover a penalty, and the ordinance was neither offered in evidence nor considered at the trial, the only finding that the trial court could make was in favor of the defendant.

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Mr. Presiding Justice Fitch

delivered the opinion of the court.

3. Municipal corporations, § 864*—when failure to prove ordinance justifies finding for defendant. Where an ordinance is not set out but is only referred to by section number in the plaintiff’s statement of claim in the Municipal Court, in an action to recover a penalty, and the ordinance was neither offered in evidence nor considered at the trial, the only finding that the trial court could make was in favor of the defendant.

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194 Ill. App. 305, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/city-of-chicago-v-smith-illappct-1915.