Whitehill v. Cooke

A writ of error to the Municipal Court of Chicago was sued out of this court in this case, and was made by the court a supersedeas.

The judgment of the Municipal Court, the reversal of which is asked, was one in forcible detainer, and gave to the defendants in error, who were plaintiffs in the Municipal Court, their costs and possession of certain premises in Chicago, describing them by their tract description and as “Number 3789 Sheridan Road.”

The material facts are these: One Jennie C. Coyne, a widow, before her death, the date of which is not shown in the record but is stated in the briefs…