Legal Opinion
Rosewood Corp. v. Fisher
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided April 15, 1970No. 42433, 42651, 42881, 42882, 42915 consPublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Per curiam: We here consider consolidated appeals, prosecuted from judgments for possession entered by the circuit court of Cook County in favor of plaintiffs, which present issues relating to the construction and constitutional validity of the Forcible Entry and Detainer Act, (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 57,) the distinctive and limited purpose of which is to supply a speedy remedy to permit persons entitled to the possession of lands to be restored thereto. Wall v. Goodenough (1855), 16 Ill. 415.
General factual background reveals that all the defendants are members of the Negro race who, at…
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