Legal Opinion

Collins v. Sinclair

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1869PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Grundy county; the Hon. Josiah McBobebts, Judge, presiding. The facts in this case are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lawrence

In 1865, one Southwick leased to the appellee, Sinclair, a farm in Grundy county, the lease running from March 1,1865, to March 1,1866, and the rent being one-third of the crops. In September, 1865, Sinclair sowed about twenty acres of rye. In the spring of 1866, Southwick leased the farm, at a cash rent, to the appellant Collins, and Sinclair, on demand, yielded to him the possession. In July, 1866, Sinclair re-entered upon the premises for the purpose of harvesting the rye, when Collins obtained an injunction forbidding him, and harvested the rye himself. On the final hearing the court…

2Cited by8 opinions

  1. Wittich v. O'NealSupreme Court of Florida · 1886
  2. L. Bucki & Son Lumber Co. v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1901
  3. Trester v. PikeNebraska Supreme Court · 1900
  4. R. M. C. Corp. v. Genco, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1946
  5. Chicago Title & Trust Co. v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1903

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