Felton v. Strong

The question in this case relates to the appellee’s supposed landlord’s lien on the personal property of his tenant. On April 12, 1888, appellee made a lease to the Western Arms & Cartridge Company, of a part of the buildings, numbered 47 and 49 State street, Chicago, and on. June 15, 1888, another lease to the company of a different part of the same buildings, both leases terminating April 30, 1889. When those leases expired there was 81,867.29 arrears of rent due thereon. On May 1, 1889, appellee made to the company another lease of the entire buildings for a term of five years. The lessee…