Jefferson v. Jameson & Morse Co.

This was an action of assumpsit, brought by appellant to recover rent for the second floor of the building 175 Monroe street, in Chicago, under two leases executed by the appellee. To the declaration defendant pleaded the general issue, and also interposed a special plea, in which it set up that during the tenancy, whilst appellant was putting two additional stories on his building and making other alterations, a drain-pipe was broken and the water flooded its premises and did damage to its property, and that it and appellant submitted the matter to arbitration, and that the arbitrators…