Humiston, Keeling & Co. v. Wheeler
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Jonas Hutchinson, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright
Appellee obtained a judgment in the superior court of Cook county against appellant for $3750, the balance due, by the terms of a lease, for the rent of certain premises in Chicago from March 13, 1891, to May 1, 1892, after crediting $2400 received by appellee from other tenants, to whom he rented the premises during a portion of said . period after their abandonment by appellant. The judgment has been affirmed by the Appellate Court.
The arguments in this court are devoted largely to questions of fact, such as whether the premises rented were totally destroyed by a fire on March 13, 1891, and…
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