Wentworth v. Sankstone

Plaintiff brought an action of forcible detainer against the defendant, claiming that the latter unlawfully withheld the possession of a certain private office in a building in Chicago. At the close of the evidence, there was a directed verdict finding that the defendant unlawfully withheld the possession of the office from the plaintiff and that the right of possession was in the plaintiff. Judgment was entered upon the verdict. The defendant prayed for and was allowed an appeal, upon filing a bond within five days.

The judgment from which the appeal was taken was entered May 2, 1922. On May…