Beidler v. King
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Frank Baker, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Frank Baker, Judge, presiding. On August 24, 1887, Emily A. King, being the owner of the east half of lot eight (8), in block seventy (70), in the original town (now city) of Chicago, and Jacob Beidler, being- the owner of the west] half of said lot 8, entered into an agreement, which, after reciting the desire of the parties that a party wall of sufficient thickness for a six-story brick building should be erected, the center line of which should be located on…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
The principal controversy in this case is determined by a construction of the party-wall contract. Appellants’ position is, that after appellee had paid for and used a portion of the party wall she was then liable, under that contract, for a portion of the repairs to the entire wall, and that, it being her duty to assist in keeping the entire wall in repair, she cannot recover damages resulting from a failure to repair the party wall. The language of the contract in reference to repairs is as follows: “And the parties hereto further covenant and agree, that if it shall become necessary to…
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