Haynes v. Fidler

This is a landlord and tenant case. The suit was instituted in a justice court in DeKalb county where the cause was tried to a jury, resulting in a judgment for defendant. An appeal was taken to the circuit court of said county where the cause was tried to the court sitting as a jury. At the close of plaintiff’s case a demurrer to the evidence was sustained and judgment entered for defendant. A timely motion for a new trial was overruled and plaintiff has appealed.

The facts of record are that plaintiff was the owner of certain property in the village of Stewartsville in DeKalb county,…