West Side Auction House Co. v. Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, for rent. Trial in the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Theodore Brent ano, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff, $200. Appeal by defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
This is a suit in assumpsit to recover rent claimed to be due under a written lease. It is contended by appellant, a corporation, that it never executed the lease and that there is a variance between the declaration and the evidence of the lease in this respect.
The lease in question was signed by the secretary of the appellant corporation as such secretary, and on the margin above his signature appears an impression of a seal, containing the name of appellant and the word “ seal.” “ The execution of a mortgage under the seal of the company, regular on its face, by the properly constituted…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Wood v. WhelenIllinois Supreme Court · 1879
- Sapp v. WightmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
3Cited by1 opinion
- West Side Auction House Co. v. Connecticut Mutual InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1899