Kleros Building Corp. v. Battaglia

This action originated as a forcible entry and detainer proceeding before a justice of the peace, where a judgment for possession was awarded to plaintiff. Upon appeal to the superior court of Cook county, a hearing without a jury resulted in a finding and judgment for defendant, from which plaintiff appeals.

Plaintiff entered into a written lease dated April 1, 1946, with Sam Battaglia and Henry J. LaCroix, as lessees, for a term ending March 31, 1951. The lessees conducted a food mart in the demised premises under the trade name Harrison Food Mart. Checks for rent up to August 1947 were…