VILLAGE OF RIVER FOREST v. VIGNOLA

Nos. 36597, 36599 Cons.

23 Ill.2d 411 (1961)

178 N.E.2d 364

THE VILLAGE OF RIVER FOREST, Appellee, v. FRANCIS J. VIGNOLA et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 30, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

THOMAS A. MASS, JR., of Chicago, for appellants.

CHARLES L. MICHOD, of Chicago, for appellee.


Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants, Vignola Furniture Company and its president, Francis J. Vignola, were found guilty by a police magistrate of violating the Sunday closing ordinance of the village of River Forest. The complaint charged that the defendants "did engage in the business of selling and dispensing furniture on Sunday and did engage in the business of selling, rendering and performing personal...

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