Walsh v. Colclough
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Action by Henry Colclough against Frances A. Walsh for rent. Plaintiff obtained judgment. Defendant brings error. Statement by BAKER, District Judge: This is an action a,t law, brought by the defendant in error against the plaintiff in error to recover rent upon certain lands, and the building erected thereon, situated in the city of Milwaukee, Wis.
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In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Action by Henry Colclough against Frances A. Walsh for rent. Plaintiff obtained judgment. Defendant brings error. Statement by BAKER, District Judge: This is an action a,t law, brought by the defendant in error against the plaintiff in error to recover rent upon certain lands, and the building erected thereon, situated in the city of Milwaukee, Wis. The pleadings consist of the complaint, answer, and reply. The complaint alleges that on the 7th day of May, 1889, the parties entered into a written…
1Opinion of the Court
BAKER, District Judge,
(after stating the facts.) This action was brought by landlord against tenant to recover rent for certain demised premises, and the building erected thereon. Numerous errors have been assigned by the plaintiff in error, but only two are insisted on by counsel in argument. These arise upon the rulings of the court in the admission of evidence. It is claimed that the court erred in admitting evidence to show that, after the execution of the contract, the building then contemplated and mentioned therein was changed -in various particulars, largely increasing the cost, by…
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- Burton v. DriggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
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- Wetherbee v. PotterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
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