Cougle v. Densmore
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—Action for rent. Appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Francis Adams, Judge, presiding. Heard in that court on appeal from a justice of the peace. Submitted at the October term, 1894.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. J ustice Gary
delivered the opinion oe the Court.
March 2, 1893, the appellee, by indenture, demised to the appellant a “ flat ” to hold from May 1, 1893, to April 30, 1895, which indenture contained a provision—probably useless as being no more than the law—that the appellee should not be liable “ for any damages arising from acts or neglect of co-tenants or other occupants of the same building.” Had the appellant been as careful to stipulate that he might quit, if co-tenants or other occupants so behaved that the flat demised was an unfit place for a family residence, his defense to this…
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