Illinois & St. Louis Railroad & Coal Co. v. Decker

The appellee brought an action of trespass in the St. Clair Circuit Court, and averred in his declaration that he leased from the appellant a certain house situated on the bank of the Mississippi river for the period of one year, beginning on the. 1st day of April, 1876, for the sum of $600. That the appellant reserved from the lease two rooms of the house for passenger rooms. That he took possession of the house in accordance with the terms of the lease, and put therein a lot of furniture, saloon fixtures, wines and liquors, of the aggregate value of $1,000, and kept a saloon until tire…