Gibson v. Holden
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. M. F. Tuley, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. M. F. Tuley, Judge, presiding. Charles C. P. Holden. and Thomas B. Armstrong, being the owners of adjoining lots in the city of Chicago, on the third day of July, 1872, executed a party-wall agreement, under their respective hands and seals, as follows: “This agreement, made this third (3d) day of July, A. D. 1872, between Charles C. P. Holden and Thomas B. Armstrong, of the city of Chicago, in Cook county, in the State of Illinois, witnesseth: That whereas,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scholfield
The language of this agreement very clearly shows that this wall was built as a party wall, and to remain such. It says, after the recitals showing the intention of Holden to build the wall, and the mutual desires of the parties that it shall be a party wall on the line between their lots, one-half of the wall resting on the ground of each:. “They therefore agree that said Holden may, in the erection of the improvements on his property, place one-half in width of the wall of his building upon the property of said Armstrong, that said wall shall be suitable for a party wall, and shall continue…
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