Jasper v. Purnell
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Adams county; the Hon. Joseph Sibley, Judge, presiding. This was an action of trespass quare clausum, fregit, by James Purnell against Thomas Jasper and various others. It appeared that in May, 1869, Jasper, being the owner of a lot in the city of Quincy, verbally leased the same to the plaintiff for a certain time, with the privilege of erecting a building thereon and removing the same.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Adams county; the Hon. Joseph Sibley, Judge, presiding. This was an action of trespass quare clausum, fregit, by James Purnell against Thomas Jasper and various others. It appeared that in May, 1869, Jasper, being the owner of a lot in the city of Quincy, verbally leased the same to the plaintiff for a certain time, with the privilege of erecting a building thereon and removing the same. The plaintiff after-wards erected a board stable on the lot, by setting posts in the ground to support the roof. After the expiration of the lease Jasper demanded possession,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thornton
That appellants are guilty of a trespass, is conceded by their counsel; but it is insisted that the damages assessed are wholly disproportionate to the injury sustained.
Eleven persons, in the night time, wantonly and forcibly, and without any license or permission from the owner, tore down a building erected on leased ground, the lease having expired, and removed the building materials, horses and goods and chattels in the building, to the street or square in front of it, and did some damage to the property. The verdict was for f600.
Even if the party whose property was thus injured was a mere…
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