David Bradley & Co. v. Peabody Coal Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action for Rents. — Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Farlin Q. Ball, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1901,
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sears
The only question presented upon his appeal is as to the effect of the payment of the $1,000 of rent by appellant to Wright before the appellee had acquired the reversion through sheriff’s deed and before Wright had assigned the lease to appellee.
The rent reserved for the entire term of the demise was $20,000. Of this sum $19,000 was made payable at fixed times by specific provision of the lease. As to the remaining $1,000, no time was fixed for its payment. It would, therefore, be payable at the expiration of the term. The payment of it at any earlier period would, of course, be good, as…
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