Legal Opinion

Keating v. Springer

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 19, 1893PublishedCited by 61 opinions

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 March 15, 1884, appellee executed a written lease of certain premises to appellant for the period, extending from April 1, 1884, to April 1, 1894, for $30,000.00, payable in monthly installments of $250.00 each.

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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 March 15, 1884, appellee executed a written lease of certain premises to appellant for the period, extending from April 1, 1884, to April 1, 1894, for $30,000.00, payable in monthly installments of $250.00 each. The premises are described in the lease as follows: “all those premises situate * * * in the city of Chicago * * * known and described as follows, to-wit: The basement of the building known as Nos. 201, 203 and 205 So.…

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder

In this case, many questions of fact and law are discussed by counsel in their briefs, but the record is not in such shape as to authorize us to consider any of these questions, except that which arises out of the refusal of the trial court to admit certain offered evidence, as hereinafter stated. The trial was, by agreement, before the court without a jury, and resulted in a judgment for the plaintiff, which has been affirmed by the Appellate Court. The judgment of the latter court is conclusive as to the 'findings of fact. No “written propositions to be held as law in the decision of the…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Edgerton v. . PageNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
  2. Boreel v. . LawtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
  3. Royce v. GuggenheimMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1870
  4. Skally v. ShutsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1882
  5. Warren v. WagnerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1883

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3Cited by61 opinions

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  3. City of New York v. Pike Realty Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
  4. Peery v. FletcherOregon Supreme Court · 1919
  5. Barrett v. BoddieIllinois Supreme Court · 1895

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