Rehbach v. Vogt
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action commenced before justice of the peace. Appeal from the City Court of East St. Louis; the Hon. W. J. N. Moyers, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the August term, 1905.
1Opinion of the Court
Hr. Justice Higher
delivered the opinion of the court.
On J une 9, 1902, appellee, by written lease, rented the lower story and basement of a two-story brick building in East St. Louis to appellant for five years, for the purpose of carrying on his business of cleaning and dyeing. The second story of the building was rented to and occupied bv one J. B. Britton. In the portion occupied by Britton, there was a bath room from which there was a vent pipe leading up through and projecting above the roof of the building. In the latter part of January, 1904, there was a severe storm of snow and rain,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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