LaSalle Theatre v. Taft
Appellate Court of Illinois
Bill in chancery. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Geobqe A. Dupdy, Judge, presiding. Certiorari denied by Supreme Court (making opinion final).
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baker
It is not disputed that Mrs. Taft, August 5, 1902, gave to persons acting for and representing complainant an option-to May 1, 1903, to lease the premises in Chicago, then known, as the Blue Ribbon Restaurant, for five years from May 1, 1904. The principal controversy in the case arises on the contention that complainant, by exercising the option, acquired a right to a renewal of the lease for five years from May 1, 1909.
The negotiations which resulted in the giving of such option were carried on wholly by- correspondence. In June, 1902, the Pabst Brewing Company was in possession- of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Chicago Auditorium Ass'n v. Corporation of the Fine Arts BuildingIllinois Supreme Court · 1910
3Cited by4 opinions
- McAulay v. JonesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1952
- Sterenberg v. BeachAppellate Court of Illinois · 1920
- Schumacher v. FattenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1958
- Papulias v. WirtzAppellate Court of Illinois · 1947