Ryan v. Potwin

This was originally a suit in covenant, subsequently-changed by amendment to an action in assumpsit, for rent for the month of December, 1894, due upon a lease under seal, of certain premises in the city of Chicago, made by the defendant in error to the plaintiffs in error, dated January 28, 1892, for a term from May 1, 1892, until April 30, 1895, at a gross rental of $30,000, payable in monthly installments of $833.34, on the second day of each month, in advance.

There is no pretense but that rent for the month of December, 1894, remains unpaid.

The defense relied upon is that the premises…