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CHICAGO v. WERNECKE

Gen. No. 46,357.

4 Ill. App.2d 70 (1954)

123 N.E.2d 159

City of Chicago, Appellee, v. William B. Wernecke, Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Second Division.

Released for publication January 4, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin B. Lewis, Samuel A. Kavathas, and Cecil L. Cass, all of Chicago, for appellant.

John J. Mortimer, Corporation Counsel for City of Chicago, for appellee; L. Louis Karton, Head of Appeals and Review Division, and John L. Steffens, both of Chicago, of counsel.

MR. JUSTICE ROBSON delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a quasi-criminal action brought by the plaintiff, the City of Chicago, against William B. Wernecke, the defendant, because of his alleged failure to rid certain premises in the City of Chicago of rats and properly seal all the rat holes, which is claimed to be a violation of a municipal ordinance. The court heard the case without a jury and found the defendant guilty of a violation of the ordinance and...

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