delivered the opinion of the court.
City of Chicago v. Ledwell, 207 Ill. App. 69 (1917)
June 27, 1917
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Illinois Appellate Court
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Gen. No. 22,167
207 Ill. App. 69
City of Chicago, Defendant in Error, v. James R. Ledwell, Plaintiff in Error.
Gen. No. 22,167.
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Abstract of the Decision.
Municipal cobpobations, § 864 * — what must he proved in prosecution for violation of ordinance. In a prosecution for the violation of a municipal ordinance which involves a penalty, the description of the place in which the violation is alleged to have occurred is material and necessary to be proved.
Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Arnold Heap, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1916.
Reversed and remanded.
Opinion filed June 27, 1917.
Statement of the Case.
Prosecution by the City of Chicago, plaintiff, against James R. Ledwell, defendant, for violation of Chicago Code of 1911, sec. 982. To reverse a judgment imposing a penalty of $25, defendant prosecutes this writ of error.
Edward H. Morris, for plaintiff in error.
Samuel A. Ettelson and Harry B. Miller, for defendant in error; Daniel Webster, of counsel.