Resser v. Corwin
Appellate Court of Illinois
Covenant, on a sealed lease. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Henry County; the Hon. Hiram Bigelow, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1897. Reversed and remanded. Opinion filed June 26, 1897.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Crabtree
delivered, the opinion of the Court.
Appellant, by written lease under seal, demised certain land to appellee, for a term of five years from January 1, 1893, at a rental of one hundred dollars for the first year and two hundred dollars per year for the four succeeding years.
Appellee went into possession, and after occupying about fourteen months abandoned the premises after tendering the possession to appellant. There is a dispute between the parties as to whether appellant accepted the possession and we think a preponderance of the evidence shows he refused to do so, but when the premises…
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