Smith v. Bellrose

This is an action of assumpsit brought by the appellant, Charles E. Smith, in the Circuit Court of La Salle county, against the appellee, Frank C. Bellrose, for the recovery of money claimed to be due as rent for certain premises demised to appellee. There was a trial by jury which resulted in a verdict for appellant, assessing his damages at $1. Appellant thereupon made a motion for a new trial and in arrest of judgment, which motions were overruled by the court, and judgment rendered on the verdict, from which judgment the appellant has taken this appeal.

The appellant alleges in the first…