Legal Opinion
Barnett v. Marks
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 14, 1897PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Transcript, from a justice of the peace. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Farlin Q. Ball, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Shepard
delivered the opinion oe the Court.
The appellant concedes that house rent is a family expense for which, under our statute, both husband and wife are * liable, whether the wife signed the lease or not, but insists that where the husband alone signs the lease and then sublets a portion of the premises to any other person who proceeds to occupy such sublet part, the wife is no longer liable; and it is assigned and argued as error that the trial court refused to hold the following proposition of law, viz.:
“ That if any portion of the premises described in the lease…
2Cited by4 opinions
- Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital v. FeilAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- Houghteling v. WalkerU.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of Illnois · 1900
- Smith v. RubinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1925
- Walker v. HoughtelingCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1901