Hopkins v. Sobra
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit. Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Hosea W. Wells, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1908.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
This is a suit to recover rent upon a written lease expiring the 30th of April, 1900. The defendant testified that she had not paid the rent for the months of February, March and April, 1900. The defense is that by the bursting of a frozen water pipe in the basement of the building containing the demised premises, property of the defendant was damaged and she seeks to recoup such damages. There is testimony tending to show also that a water pipe burst between the ceiling of the defendant’s store and the floor above, but as to the cause of such alleged break, or as to who controlled the pipes…
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- Fera v. ChildMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1874
- Mendel v. FinkAppellate Court of Illinois · 1881
- Taylor v. BaileyIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
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