Schmeling v. Rockford Amusement Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Bill in chancery. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Winnebago county; the Hon. Arthur H. Frost, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1909.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thompson
On October 26,1908, Andrew Ashton, the owner of a building known as the 1 ‘skating rink,” hut at that time used as a garage, situated on lot three, block thirteen, of the town of West Bockford, leased to the Bockford Amusement Company at a rental of $125 per month the building and premises for a term of five years commencing December 1, 1908, to be used “for a theater and other amusement purposes, and no other.” The lessee was to be allowed the privilege of making such necessary changes in said building as would be required to equip it for the purposes of a theater and the lessor was to allow…
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- Monson v. MeyerIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
- Barbee v. MorrisIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
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