Jacob v. Mundell

Mr. Presiding Justice Keener

delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiff sued defendant for rent for the months of January, February, March and April, 1931, at $285 a month, amounting to $1,140. The cause was tried without a jury, resulting in a finding for the defendant and a judgment for costs against the plaintiff, and plaintiff appealed.

The undisputed facts are that plaintiff and one Julius Torgatsch entered into a written lease for a term of five years, expiring September 30, 1927, the rental for the last two years being $285 a month. February 24,1926, Julius Torgatsch, with the written…