Fuchs v. Peterson

This writ of error brings before us the case of Albert Fuchs against George Peterson, in which the Appellate Court for the First District affirmed a judgment of the municipal court of Chicago in favor of the defendant in an action of forcible entry and detainer.

On May I, 1918, Fuchs leased the premises at 3808 Broadway, in Chicago, to Peterson from that date to April 30, 1923. The lease contained the following clause: “Lessee to have the first option for a new lease for another term of five years at not over $250 a month and if a registered letter notice is given by March 1, 1923, to this…