Reget v. Dempsey-Tegler & Co., Inc.

Plaintiffs sought judgment against the defendant for rentals accrued under a written lease after defendant had vacated the premises before the expiration of the agreed term; defendant sought setoff for wrongful failure of plaintiffs to permit mitigation of damages by refusing to accept a subtenant offered by defendant. The trial court allowed plaintiff’s claim in full and denied defendant’s claim to a setoff, and from such denial the defendant appeals to this court.

Plaintiffs-appellees, Stephen J. Reget and Mary E. Re-get, owned a two-story building in Granite City, Illinois, a part of which…