Legal Opinion

George J. Cooke Co. v. Burke

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 20, 1909No. Gen. No. 14,512PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Action of debt. Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. William N. Gemmill, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baker

At the beginning of the trial defendant’s counsel admitted the making of the bond; the judgment against Fitzgerald in the forcible entry and detainer suit on appeal; that he withheld the possession of the premises in question from July 9, 1905, to May 8, 1907, and that plaintiff was entitled to recover the reasonable rental value of said premises during the time possession was so withheld. The parties agreed on the amount of plaintiff’s unpaid costs in the forcible entry and detainer suit. The only controverted question in the case was the rental value of the premises during the time…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Pinkerton v. SydnorAppellate Court of Illinois · 1900

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Powers v. Michigan Central RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1932
  2. Zimmer v. LyonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1914
  3. Globe Indemnity Co. v. KesnerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1917
  4. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Sanitary Dist. of Rockford ex rel. Rockford Lumber & Fuel Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1933

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