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THE PEOPLE v. ONE MECHANICAL DEVICE

No. 34029.

11 Ill.2d 151 (1957)

142 N.E.2d 98

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. ONE MECHANICAL DEVICE et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 20, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

FRANCIS J. COYLE, and SAM M. ARNDT, both of Rock Island, and CROWLEY, SPRECHER & WEEKS, of Chicago, for appellants.

BERNARD J. MORAN, State's Attorney, of Rock Island, (GEORGE W. CRAMPTON, of counsel,) for appellee.

Order and judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE DAILY delivered the opinion of the court:

The circuit court of Rock Island County, upon a petition filed by the State's Attorney, found that a mechanical device commonly referred to as a pinball machine was a gambling device and ordered its destruction. On appeal by the legal owners the Appellate Court for the Second District affirmed the finding and order; we, in turn, have granted a petition for leave to appeal in...

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