Fowler v. Meyers
Appellate Court of Illinois
Distress for Rent.—Appeal from the County Court of La Salle County; the Hon. Benjamin F. Lincoln, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the December term, 1894.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright
Appellant issued and levied his distress warrant for $270.50 claimed to be due him from appellee for rent. Appellee pleaded a set-off against the rent, and appellant, by his replication thereto, set up a counter claim to the set-off. A trial resulted in a verdict for appellee for $22.48, on which judgment was entered.
The case was called for trial June 1, 1894, and after the jury were in the box, plaintiff asked for a rule on defendant to file' a more specific bill of particulars of his set-off. The plea of set-off contained the common counts, and the copy of account filed with it was in like…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Howe v. FrazerIllinois Supreme Court · 1886