Meier v. Hilton

Mr. Chiep Justice Dunn

delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff in an action of forcible detainer in the municipal court of Chicago recovered a judgment for the possession of certain premises, and the defendants sued out a writ of error from this court on the ground that the validity of a statute was involved.

The action was brought under clause 6 of section 2 of the Forcible Entry and Detainer act by the purchaser at an execution sale made upon a redemption from a prior foreclosure sale against the tenants under a lease from a receiver appointed in the foreclosure suit. John E. Amos,…