CHICAGO v. CORNEY, JR.

Gen. No. 47,055.

13 Ill. App.2d 396 (1957)

142 N.E.2d 160

City of Chicago, Appellee, v. John Corney, Jr. et al., Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, First Division.

Released for publication May 21, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard T. Savage, of Chicago, for appellants.

John C. Melaniphy, Corporation Counsel of the City of Chicago, of Chicago (Sydney R. Drebin and Harry H. Pollack, Assistant Corporation Counsel, both of Chicago, of counsel) for plaintiff-appellee.


PRESIDING JUSTICE NIEMEYER delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendants appeal from separate judgments for $100 and costs entered against each of them on a finding of guilty of disorderly conduct, in violation of Chapter 193, Section 1, sub-section 1 of the Municipal Code of Chicago.

Defendants are a mixed racial group — four Caucasians and two Negroes. All of the defendants except Jeanne Wesson were members of the Chicago Committee of Racial Equality...

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