Baird v. Evans
Illinois Supreme Court
The first count of this declaration was -upon an agreement in writing, made between the appellants of the first part, and the appellees.of the second part, by which the appellees leased to the appellants their farm, (describing it,) from the 1st of March, 1855, to the 1st of March, 1856, for the sum of $400, to be paid on the 1st day of October, 1855. By said agreement said Evans and Evans contracted to put suitable and sufficient stable room for three span of horses on said…
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The first count of this declaration was -upon an agreement in writing, made between the appellants of the first part, and the appellees.of the second part, by which the appellees leased to the appellants their farm, (describing it,) from the 1st of March, 1855, to the 1st of March, 1856, for the sum of $400, to be paid on the 1st day of October, 1855. By said agreement said Evans and Evans contracted to put suitable and sufficient stable room for three span of horses on said farm; also to furnish sufficient crib and bin room for the grain raised upon said farm, and to break the prairie sod…
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
This was an action of assumpsit, brought in the La Salle County Court, by William and James F. Evans against Thomas W. Baird and Benjamin M. Graham. The declaration contained a special count, upon an agreement in writing made between the parties plaintiff', of the one part, and defendants, of the other part, by which the plaintiffs leased their farm to defendants, from the 1st of March, 1855, to the 1st of March, 1856. The plaintiffs contracted to put suitable stable room for three span of horses on the farm; to furnish crib and bin room for the grain raised on the farm; to break the prairie…
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