Fortier v. Ballance
Illinois Supreme Court
Forcible Detainer, brought by the appellee against the appellants, and originally heard before a justice of the peace of Peoria county, when a verdict was rendered in favor of the plaintiff. The defendants appealed to the Circuit Court, and the cause was tried at the October term, 1848, before the Hon. John D. Catón and.a jury, when a verdict was again rendered in favor of the original plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
The Opinion of the Court was delivered by
Trumbull, J.
This was an action of forcible detainer,, brought by Ballance against Fortier S,- Blumb. Verdict and judgment of restitution in favor of Ballance.
The evidence shows that Ballance leased the premises for the term of six years from January 1,1842, at the rate of ten dollars to be paid every four months; that he reserved by the lease the right to re-enter and take possession of the premises in case of failure to pay rent as it became due; that the lessees occupied the premises for some time, and afterwards assigned to Blumb, one of the…
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