Becker v. Dupree
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from, the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Josiah MoBoberts, Judge, presiding. This was an action of trespass, by Marcus W. Dupree against Frederick Becker and Benjamin Silts. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion of the court. A verdict and judgment were had for one thousand sixty-six dollars and sixty-three cents,in favor of the plaintiff, from which judgment Becker appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Walker
It appears that appellant, Becker, leased a business house to one Penneberger who afterwards underlet half of it to appellee. He went into possession and occupied his half from the 18th of June until the 16th of July. On the latter date Penneberger owed two months’ rent under his lease, and Becker issued a landlord’s warrant, which he placed in the hands of Kline, to distrain the goods of Penneberger. In doing so he took a portion of the goods of appellee. On discovering this fact, Becker had them returned and placed in the store the next morning, and Penneberger says that appellee afterwards…
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